NaturalistGuy

Dear Reptile People,

I am tired of getting both private email flames, and FAUNA flames about selling Invasive lizards from Broward that are destined for either bulldozing, death by pest operators, or from State control. While this may seem morally wrong to some, it is what I am doing, and I vet the people that are going to possession of these animals. It is my moral call. It was keeping and studying an iguana, in fact, that started my path to studying and going on to get a degree in wildlife. Nothing in life is perfect. I am not abusing animals, and most of what LORI DERACHO AKA LORI VAZQUEZ wrote to me at my private email- was harrassment. I asked her to STOP and she continued. I had block her via Gmail just to get it to stop. YES I was rude, and YES I lost my temper, but SO BE IT. I felt good doing it. After 90 days fighting cancer, she just picked the wrong time, and wrong argument. Any keeping of ANY animal, was started from the CAPTURE of an animal, be it even a dog or cat, and especially HERPS. We have to all understand that if no laws are broken, then an individual has certain rights. And one of those rights is not to be harassed every day about capturing feral/alien/invasive lizards and providing homes for them instead of seeing them killed. It's NOT perfect. But it is not wrong in the context of the HERP hobby all together. I stand by my replies to people that are going to bother to email my private email. As was her freedom to contact me, it was my freedom to tell her to F off. Unless I am told that the sale of iguanas and giant anoles is prohibited, from legal sources, on FAUNA, I will continue to save these animals. And yes, I am getting paid for my time to do so. I can't work in a job yet, but I can walk out my door rather easily. If anyone has an issue with this, I apologize in advance that this bothers you. BUT ALL YOUR HERPS WERE CAPTURED AT ONE TIME. ALL OF THEM. The moral argument does not HOLD UP.

Sincerely, Kenneth E. Barnett (NaturalistGuy).