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Originally Posted by Denisebme
You're absolutely right Laura. I remember when IBD first made news, and a lot of people didn't take it very seriously at first. It wasn't until it started wiping out whole colonies that people started making a stink about it. It still took the efforts of very reputable people to really make people aware of how devastating it was, and to make serious change in the way the industry did business.
Sadly enough, IBD has still not been eradicated completely, mostly because of the actions of people who just don't care.
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Its sad really, but it is the responsibility of ALL of us. People who claim to LOVE these animals. It is OUR job to make these problems known, and Bad or unethical breeders known, and to educate others on how to deal with it, and how to handle those problems if they were to arise.
People should, Who are buying dragons AND Boas and Pythons, be asking breeders the right questions. and while its not very common practice it seems, we should try HARD and make it so. Asking questions like, "Where Did Your Stock Orginate?", "From who did you buy them, and did you produce their offspring yourself?" and "do you know offhand if they produced those animals themselves?" "Have they been tested?" ( for adeno in dragons) and then they should contact THOSE breeders who the person they are buying from, lists. Those few extra emails could help save a person money, or get them a 100% Healthy animal. And with everyone asking those questions, eventually they will be easier and easier to answer as time goes on, because more people will be educated about the animals they have, and those around them.
Sure it sounds like a ton of work now, but its all for the future of the captive bred population, so why the heck not?
This information, as impossible as it sounds, NEEDS to be openly available, and those covering it all up, or keeping quiet need to freaking KNOCK it off. Sure, youre a greedy SOAB, but you know what, if you care about these animals as much as you say you do, DO SOMETHING about it. cause, frankly, you wont be making much money if people find out about that....
Why should everyone else, and ALL of these animals suffer because of these peoples greed for cash, or their NEED to have babies always available? How much harder is it to look for, and keep clean colonies of dragons? How hard is it to use proper quarantine procedures, and prevent diseases like this from spreading? honestly... is it SO hard that a person cant pay attention to these things?