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| Veterinarian Practice & General Health Issues Anything to do with veterinarians, health issues, pathogens, hygiene, or sanitation. |
01-28-2018, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by hotlips
For the record, I sometimes applaud the attention that PETA brings to abuse, but they are too extreme for me to support as well.
And yes, harmless coloring of an already-domestic pet isn't the same thing as taking a wild animal, rendering it unable to survive in the wild, and keeping it as a pet. The problem is that most people are incapable of making a lifelong commitment to that animal, and what happens when they lose interest for whatever reason. People abandon domestic animals all the time "because they're moving" or their "son got bored"...with a wild animal you've modified, it can never have it's life back, it's just too late once you realize it was a bad idea after all.
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Also not the issue at hand, but I see snakes on Craigslist all the time for reasons like "I don't give it enough attention" or "I don't have time for it"... I have 4 snakes and it takes me all of 30 minutes once a week to feed them and clean their cages. That's all the attention they need! They don't care if you hold them and would probably rather you didn't.
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