JACKSONVILLE - Amnesty Day 11/22/2008

[norm]

If you are near Jacksonville, here's a chance to get rid of unwanted (non-native) reptiles, or maybe adopt something new! FYI, I will be there with the Jacksonville Herpetological Society helping out.

http://myfwc.com/nonnatives/AmnestyDayEvents.html

November 22, 2008Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL
10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

People can surrender exotic pets that they can no longer care for, free of charge with no questions asked, at this one-day-only event.

All surrendered pets will be examined by a licensed veterinarian and if they appear healthy, we will try to place them with willing, qualified adopters.

Exotic reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish and mammals will be accepted; domestic pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets) will not be accepted.

Amnesty Day is a free event and open to the public. Educational exhibits and live animals will be on display and experts will be on hand to answer questions about exotic animals. Come and learn about being a responsible nonnative pet owner!

[aaramire]

This is just about the coolest thing I have ever seen! I love the idea, it gives people a chance to get rid of animals they dont want and/or cant take care of, it gives the animals a chance at a better life, and it gives people who really want the animals a chance to adopt them. Brilliant! They need to have these more often!

[Mike Cavanaugh]

sweet! thanks for the heads up!

[Microddot]

That is real nice. I am going to talk to some people that i know here in my state to see if we doing anything like that.