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Originally Posted by JuliusSqueezer
Giving Bob Clark the first albino burm helped the herp trade how? By propegating the MOST abused reptile with possible acception to the green iguana in the pet trade? It might have lined a few greedy pockets but it caused pain, suffering and death to MOST of the snakes that were produced and is still an ongoing problem... ok...i'll quit. I could tell you how I really feel but I'm trying to avoid these touchy heated discussions.
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I agree with Brett on subjects like this--and basically I feel similar about anything heated these days...but reptile discussions are not on my "stay away" list.....
Burms and Iguanas have been so exploited by breeders and/or importers that being a part of anything but a rescue involving these animals is greedy and thoughtless.
What other reason could there be?
And you can't tell me it's love of the animal---people who love certain animals will keep them and breed them ONLY if acceptable homes are available for the offspring.
Everyone knows there is a shortage of acceptable homes for these animals....the breeders of burms seem to feed on the impulse buying teenager who either kills the animal or gives it up when it begins to take up too much space...and the importers of Ig's are basically shooting for the same group.
It's sad that these people have any type of following at all really.
