No more retics and burms in NY?

[Shelby]

Yep.. I of course agree with you all. Every time I hear of another proposed ban - whether it be against pit bulls (one of my favorite breeds) or certain species of reptiles, I get very angry with animal rights activists.

[Lobo_Reptiles]

Yes because we all know anacondas lurk beneath the marshes in their tanks and they strike unexpectedly! And everyone screams and the victim flails their arms and legs as they are eaten alive!!! "Look out for those anacondas, we must kill them to free them!"

I hate PETA...I hate them sooo much...

[The Cannibal Monkey]

I swear some people get their "information" about snakes from sci fi movies...of course they all grow 30 feet long and kill just for the heck of it! =P And when they get reeeeaaaaalllyyy mad, they can even ROAR!

[MedusasOwl]

You'd be amazed how many people don't realize the snakes don't actually behave like they do in the movie Anaconda. My brain still hurts when I think of that movie... so... bad... ow...

I'm confused, does Peta *love* animals or *hate* them? Because they put down more healthy animals than anyone else does and they discourage people from taking care of them. They also just stood by and stared when all those pets were stranded and separated from their owners after Katrina. I'm inclined to think they don't *actually* give a crap about animals. They take advantage of gullible good natured people who do care, feed them misinformation, then take their money.

So I blink when you guys keep using the term "animal rights activists." I know that's technically correct, but they don't really seem to care about animals or their rights at ALL. If they did, they'd focus more on abuse cases and educating people on proper care and less on forcing people to give up pets and euthanizing perfectly healthy animals to save money. You call them animal rights activists... I call them asshats.

[Shelby]

Sheree - PETA doesn't care AT ALL about animals. The thing is - they hate people! They want to put animals above humans.. and bring humans down.

An animal doesn't have rights - and shouldn't. Rights are for humans.. and responsibilites are also! An animal can not be expected to have responsibilities. It is the job of the human to take responsibility for the lives of their animals and to care for them the best that they can.

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Shelby, you said exactly what I was thinking...it's disgraceful that they use the poor animals as a cover for their "cause", and don't even bother trying to actually help them. It's also a shame that legit organizations such as the ASPCA don't have that kind of support or money (though I did read on the ASPCA site that they don't think ANYONE should own an exotic pet...what up with that??).

[Shelby]

Some organizations pose as humane societies when they are actually animal rights activists. The ASPCA is one of those.. there ARE good humane societies, just make sure it really is one before you support them!

[Lobo_Reptiles]

The world will always be drowned in ignorance, but that's okay because at least I know I'm not one of them (at least I hope.) It is okay to mildly protest fur coats and some animal testing because some of it is grotesque, but to actually think that people do not love and care for their animals is proposterous. I've seen some animals in bad conditions, but I've also seen so many owners who take care of their pets as well as their own children. As reptile owners, I doubt we'll see a deep appreciation in our hobby anytime soon...but I'm sure as crap ready to MAKE people realize it.

[MedusasOwl]

Sheree - PETA doesn't care AT ALL about animals. The thing is - they hate people! They want to put animals above humans.. and bring humans down.

An animal doesn't have rights - and shouldn't. Rights are for humans.. and responsibilites are also! An animal can not be expected to have responsibilities. It is the job of the human to take responsibility for the lives of their animals and to care for them the best that they can.

That's actually kinda what I was trying to say, I guess I just didn't put it well and shouldn't have started off the Peta rant with a confusingly sarcastic sentence. PETA are asshats that doesn't don't really care about anybody. I don't necessarily believe they put animals above people though, because they don't really seem to know anything about animals or give a crap about their proper care. The "animal rights" thing is just semantics.

What I was going for really was just that if they actually cared about animals, they'd focus on education in exactly what you mentioned instead of all the BS they keep pulling.

[Shelby]

Well if you think that stepping on an ant is murder, I think that's akin to putting animals above people.