Just a tip, don't whine about receiving bad karma on the thread..it makes you look immature (we are women, take it like a man.... no, I wasn't the one that gave her the bad karma).
another tip: Noble, honest people don't usually go around "saying" it. Let your actions speak for themselves.
Nah, but I didn't figure her post was really deserving of a Karma hit, so I turned it back green.
. The member that hit her with the bad karma had the right to his/her opinion. Perhaps later down the line, Elizabeth will say something that I think is great and I can honestly give her a Good Karma hit.
But unfortunately everything hinges on trust, which these days doesn't count for much it seems. Firstly, the person who produced the animal would have to trust you enough to believe 100% you weren't going to turn around and breed the animal, while some sellers wouldn't even care. If the deformity is genetic, that's a huge problem there. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you wouldn't breed a deformed animal... But say you decide to "rehome" that snake to another person? That's 1 more person you have to trust 100%. Then if they have to sell it.... I'm just saying that puts a lot of responsibility on someone's shoulders, which is the main reason a lot of people euthanize them at birth - they don't have to worry about it the rest of that animal's life. Sounds harsh but honestly it is a good breeder's responsibility IMO - just like when breeding livestock you cull undesirable traits from your herd. Whether that means end it's life, keep it yourself as a "pet" or rehome it to someone else. So, it isn't as simple as it may have seemed at first I personally think if a deformity isn't genetic, and doesn't cause reproductive harm there would be no reason not to breed it - BUT the only way to find that out really is to breed it :/ That only works if you plan to put all the babies in the freezer if it turns out to be genetic... and you really wouldn't know from a first generation because you can't assume the trait isn't recessive. You know? Not even worth it IMO, too many lives at risk.
