Originally Posted by Big Time Reptiles

In February 2021, according to the charging document, “after a potential buyer accused [Perez] of offering wild-caught reptiles from Mexico for sale, [Perez] responded that the animals were being saved from deforestation in Mexico so the animals were doomed anyway and should be enjoyed by [Perez’s] customers.”
On an online forum devoted to Abronia lizards, Perez defended himself against those who had criticized reptile smuggling, writing that such naysayers “have no business keeping Abronia when you have something [negative] to say about smuggled animals. Doesn’t matter if yours were born in captivity. The parents more than likely were smuggled isn’t that pretty much the same. If it wasn’t for the guys that smuggled bearded dragons we wouldn’t have all these morphs and endless supply of bearded dragons.”