california makes no sense!

[ChicaPiton519]

Not that I defend the law, but playing devil's advocate. In FL, there's a very real problem of people releasing captive animals into the wild.

yep...
even tho i wouldnt ever own a burm, or some of the other big snakes... but now that i have two red tails, the big snake law is a little bit more of an issue for me... if they get hard on it... idk what im going to do... but i doubt they would, seeing as that would mess with some of the economy and the stuff that happens every august... lol... among other things...

but it is a serious problem, earlier this year a friend of mine was camping and believes to have seen a large albino snake... im unsure of the species... but it deff wasnt native... and thats up here on the panhandle... go figure...

[Athen]

Another guess that I might venture is the fact that there's so much money in the fur business. Perhaps those two species (whose fur or skin are worth quite a bit) cannot survive in that state should they get loose, so legislators allow them to be brought into the state to get money coming into the area via fur traders. It may seem a little far-fetched (even to me) but you'd be surprised how often the reasoning behind a stupid law is some under-the-table, trying-to-keep-money-in-the-state reason.

Ok, I'm done now.

now tht makes perfect sense but really it does lobbyists.. same reason that marijuana is still illegal and try as the nation might there is never a major head way on alternative fuels because someone who makes alot of money off of the competition and will "persuede" ( sp? ) the right people to vote yea or nay on specific laws

as for your other opinion im almost hard headed enough if that were the case to save the money and buy one! just to spite them but alas.. my apartments wont even let me keep my boxer let alone a cheetah or gorilla... lol

[HALEN16]

ok i just discovered that in the state of california i cannot own a ferret or a hedgehog or a squirrel.. and the list goes on with the kool little fuzzy things i cannot own as a pet including as many would figure lions and tigers and bears and elephants.. but oddly enough Cheetahs are on the non ban list!?! WTF so you are telling me i can own a cheetah as a pet but not a flipping ferret?!? or breed ASF's to feed to my snakes? is this state retarded?

Get what you want.... Cali cant even control the dope and gangs problems. Enjoy your FERRET

[ncbloods]

For those of you saying to yourself, "hey where can I get a cheetah?"

http://www.africananimals.biz/animal...on=price&cat=8

[Athen]

AH HAH! now i can complete my plan! lol it kinda frightens me that you found that info lol

[dacalio]

If you couldn't tell I'm pretty passionate about this subject. When I lived in Hawaii EVERYTHING was illegal to keep and even if you were willing to break the law you couldn't get anything. Not that I condone that or anything. In fact, I understood the critical balance of Hawaii. We were constantly educated about our environment since that was our main source of revenue (tourism).

Regardless I was extremely depressed when I moved to Georgia. In fact, my only consulation was the fact that I could own some cool animals. I even had a ferret named Pepsi when I first moved here and he was awesome. The idea that our government would strip away these rights makes me pretty pissed to say the least.

What about the environment of the continental US you may ask? Well, since the arrival of Europeans it has been a plunge downhill. Believe it or not, we use to have some impressive coral reef systems. MAN is the biggest threat to our environment not these animals. As I stated earlier unless our government is willing to start by outlawing cats and dogs then they can keep their legislative mouths shut.

I am sure there are certain animals that can have a devastating impact on our ecosystems. I know there are some mussels that have caused a huge amount of damage around the world. But guess how they got there, on our freakin freighters. I am sorry but I don't see the validity of hordes of ASF's and ferrets taking over California. Hell, the cats would kill them. Maybe not the ferrets. Pepsi would take on my rotteweiler with no hesitation.

All I'm basically saying is the damage has already been done. When European ships first arrived they brought rats, mice, cats, and later on certain species of mussels. How are you gonna screw up something that is already shot to hell and back.

Just my 2 cents.

[ncbloods]

AH HAH! now i can complete my plan! lol it kinda frightens me that you found that info lol

That's the power of google my friend.

[stangs13]

Sweet! I ordered
1.1 cheetahs
1.0 lions

1.2 nile crocs
1.1 mambas
1.1 red spitters

and of course

some zebras and gazelle for feeders!!

[blackcrystal22]

In California...
Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
Bathhouses are against the law.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Women may not drive in a house coat.
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

100% real laws.
They're even worse in Kentucky..

[stangs13]

Kentuckys rules rock!!! I was born there.

The shooting of animals from a car is illegal in many states.