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Beware: Chuck Kimmel, Critterkeeper & Critical Bill

crotalusadamanteus said:
Ahh, so you woke it out of petty spite, and don't really have anything else to add to it then.

At least you admitted it. I'll give you that one. :thumbsup:
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What Chuck does is his business and none of my concern. I admit that this thread doesn't concern me and I brought it up to say "Hey Chuck".

Maybe Chuck should think twice before posting useless inflammatory comments in other people threads.
 
I just felt kind of yucky after I saw Steve posting on the global raid thread.

I think anyone that knows what I'm saying sort of felt that same yucky i need a shower kind of feeling.

I didn't go raising his dead threads to do it, I just happened to bump into him while checking on the updates to thread.

If he wants to do this kind of stuff its fine with me.
 
critical bill said:
I just felt kind of yucky after I saw Steve posting on the global raid thread.

I think anyone that knows what I'm saying sort of felt that same yucky i need a shower kind of feeling.

I didn't go raising his dead threads to do it, I just happened to bump into him while checking on the updates to thread.

If he wants to do this kind of stuff its fine with me.
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Chuck I'm sorry for raising a dead thread but your inflammatory contribution to the thread posted on my animals being illegally removed and ignoring time lines and facts is messed up. Recently after HHmoore complimented in another thread you hijacked that thread trying to discredit me. Now you have childish comments about having to take a shower, give me a break.

What have I ever done to YOU to deserve this sort of treatment from you?

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Chuck I'm sorry for raising a dead thread but your inflammatory contribution to the thread posted on my animals being illegally removed and ignoring time lines and facts is messed up. Recently after HHmoore complimented me in another thread after purchasing a male Pied you hijacked the thread trying to discredit me. Now you have childish comments about having to take a shower, give me a break.

What have I ever done to YOU to deserve this sort of treatment from you?

:shrug01:
 
If you two want to throw things at each other, do it via PM....posting jabs and taunts in random threads isn't going to be tolerated. If you guys want to "talk this out" in HELL, that's fine - but remember, HELL aint what it used to be (at least in that regard). If you don't know what I mean by that, read the notice at the top of the thread list.
 
Wow, not taking sides, but got to say, no one should talk to or be talked to like the posts show.
Chuck is in Kissimmee, Florida? How is he going to profit from eastern box turtles when it is illegal to buy, trade, possess more then two Terrapene carolina sp(no matter the subspecies) ..... in Florida? You can surely purchase two from out of state( if you dont already have two, and only two per household), but if they reproduce you cannot sell them, and by law the second one hatches,and you still have the parents, your in violation.
Just curious......am I missing something? Is he not in Florida?
 
MiamiExotics said:
Wow, not taking sides, but got to say, no one should talk to or be talked to like the posts show.
Chuck is in Kissimmee, Florida? How is he going to profit from eastern box turtles when it is illegal to buy, trade, possess more then two Terrapene carolina sp(no matter the subspecies) ..... in Florida? You can surely purchase two from out of state( if you dont already have two, and only two per household), but if they reproduce you cannot sell them, and by law the second one hatches,and you still have the parents, your in violation.
Just curious......am I missing something? Is he not in Florida?
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Yeah you're missing the part where you think anyone is truly interested in the opinions of a convicted smuggler, Mikey.
 
and? seems to me by the pm;s I have recieved, that they do care. Just posting facts on box turtles rules in florida. No big deal, and not an attack on anyone. Maybe I enlightened you so you can stay in the lines I have crossed before. Or maybe I showed others that didnt know the law? THINK POSITIVE :)
 
MiamiExotics said:
and? seems to me by the pm;s I have recieved, that they do care. Just posting facts on box turtles rules in florida. No big deal, and not an attack on anyone. Maybe I enlightened you so you can stay in the lines I have crossed before. Or maybe I showed others that didnt know the law? THINK POSITIVE :)
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Listen convict, I didn't live in Florida when this thread was started, so maybe you should have gotten your facts straight.


You want to be informative? Let me help you out.....here is a fact.

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MIAMI MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY SMUGGLING PROTECTED REPTILES

Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Anne Conway, today sentenced Michael Barrera, 21, of Miami, to 24 months imprisonment for conspiracy to smuggle protected wildlife into the United States. Barrera entered a guilty plea to the charge on December 22, 2004.

According to the plea agreement, Barrera and another coconspirator, who lived outside of the United States, agreed to send reptiles to one another between the United States and Singapore. The coconspirator shipped reptiles by commercial carrier to Barrera from Singapore, and Barrera shipped reptiles by commercial carrier and the U.S. Postal Service to his coconspirator in Singapore. Neither Barrera nor his coconspirator obtained the necessary permits for the international shipment of the animals, nor did they declare the animals upon their export or import. Shipping documents were prepared which omitted any reference to the fact that wildlife was contained in the shipments and intentionally mislabeled the shipments as containing things such as books and magazines.

The animals shipped by Barrera are protected by international treaty and U.S. laws. These laws protect rare animals from overexploitation and commercilization on a worldwide basis. In addition, U.S. law requires that packages containing animals be properly labeled and declared for inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents. Importation of certain animals can create a significant risk of disease transmission potentially harmful to humans such as salmonella. Additionally, shipment of live venomous reptiles poses a significant risk to those who handle the shipments without knowledge of the contents.

Barrera admitted to importing or exporting over 500 animals covered by these laws with a market value between $200,000 and $400,000.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Adams.

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/law/News/BarreraSentenceDOJ.htm
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Add this guy to the list of scumbags that have destroyed this hobby.
 
its funny how you think someone posts a comment and you think they are attacking you. Its called a DISCUSSION not a vindictive attack on a internet persona. What state did you live in when you demanded the turtles? <-------DISCUSSION
and what state where you trying to get them from?
 
Tone it down, please. Let's try to be professional acting in this discussion. If you want to engage in keyboard mud wrestling, please go elsewhere.
 
MiamiExotics said:
its funny how you think someone posts a comment and you think they are attacking you. Its called a DISCUSSION not a vindictive attack on a internet persona. What state did you live in when you demanded the turtles? <-------DISCUSSION
and what state where you trying to get them from?
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I'm sorry if this offends you but I don't want to have anything to do with a convicted wildlife smuggler. That includes answering any of your questions.

Chow.
 
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