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I'm sorry about the name calling, I was just very emotional after seeing that video. Even though they're rats, I still have respect for them since they keep my snake's belly full. They didn't deserve that sort of neglect. I hope Mitch never gets a hold of another animal ever again.
 
Name calling doesn't begin to express the revulsion I felt viewing the pictures. This will have a long term affect for everyone owning or considering breeding reptiles in the future.
 
Yeah,the videos were beyond belief .The deceased black tree monitor hanging lifelessly over that branch did it for me .This guy is going to pay with his freedom to own animals ,and to walk around as a citizen ,and rightfully so . The only good thing is he will never own another animal again,and we all should be on the lookout should he try to recreate himself,or his business down the road ,pending legal punitive actions taken against him .
 
I am not an very outwardly emotional person by nature...but I had tears in my eyes and a knot in my stomach throughout the entire video...I can't believe Mitch even has the balls to show his face around these threads anymore...it makes me sick...Him and his entire staff should be strung up.
 
Well,we as a community of both hobbyists and small business owners better get together with Vet's that belong to ARAV and some of the state and local gov't officials and start some dialogue about standardizing acceptable practices and humane care,or else BS like this case will be the end of what we enjoy today .It may sound impossible ,but I believe there are steps we can take to legitamize what we do .We can't just be reactive anymore ,but proactive and try to regulate, in an agreeable fashion before it's too late
 
Absolutely hating myself right now. I actually helped pay for them to abuse animals by buying 3 corn snakes and 1 leopard gecko from them in the past at reptile shows. Surprisingly, the animals that they brought to shows actually looked good for the most part. The gecko that I got from them, though, had missing toes. I figured that it was from a previous owner, since she looked good otherwise. Toes were healed, no stuck shed otherwise. She was a bit on the skinny side, but it was right after breeding season, so I figured that she just needed some fattening up. Now to think that she may have been in horrible conditions at their facility that made her lose her toes like that....I feel like giving her extra special attention now (same goes for the corns). I feel absolutely horrible about what their past may have been like.
 
Considering this company is pretty well known on the BOI for sending out sick/dying animals, I'm given to believe the facility was a deathcamp despite PETA being involved. I'm glad they're being shut down. I guess PETA managed to do something useful for once

...I do wonder if PETA was behind the mass euthenasia, that seems to be PETA's modus operandi for anything surrendered to them, including healthy highly adoptable critters. Though again, from what gets posted about GCB here I can believe most were in rough shape.
 
... also, joining others in hoping Mitch ends up going to jail over this. And jeebus if only there were a way to ban someone from ever owning another animal or having anything to do with the pet industry again!!!
 
If what I am hearing is true,he is facing one of the stiffest sentences for this type of crime .All this will depend on the legal authorities discretion of course .Please remember to some of those involved in this case ,we are all like Mitch ,and we better be ready for what is coming .
 
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If what I am hearing is true,he is facing one of the stiffest sentences for this type of crime .All this will depend on the legal authorities discretion of course .Please remember to some of those involved in this case ,we are all like Mitch ,and we better be ready for what is coming .
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No, we're not.

He's the crud from the bottom of the cesspool. I have no doubt at all that he brought this on himself. No one forced him to treat his animals the way he did.

I know what you mean, but your statement makes unpleasant associations.
 
Wes ,I am not saying anybody is like Mitch ,or to be associated with his type ,but extremist will lump us together at their threshhold of " wrong " ,based on our desire to enjoy reptiles in our homes .That we have them ,is cause enough and their mission is one sided.
 
It's always that line of thinking ,we have a problem with one individual ,let's punish the group .I hope they focus on who did this ,not the community he called himself part of . To let animals languish that way is disgusting and he deserves the harshest punishment .
 
I relocated to FL a couple years ago but prior to this I owned/operated a pet business (grooming shop) in Lake Elsinore for 25 years. I have worked with Animal Control and worked with and supported their rescue work over the years. One thing I can tell you all is that Willa Bagwell is a tenacious, hard worker when it comes to animal welfare and she will fight to insure that maximum punishment for this crime is given. Things will not be shoved under the rug and animal control has good support throughout the county so it very likely that this will indeed be punished to the maximum allowed under the current law. No matter what punishment received it will never be enough compared to the crimes that Mitch has committed.
I found it very difficult to look at the pictures and videos shared here, privately my inbox has been full of "Did you see this?" and it just makes me sick sick sick to my stomach. From the feeder animals that were disrespected to exotic, rare species that are threatened in their native habitats. What a waste of precious life. :(
 
Yep, people in this industry best regulate themselves or practice standards of protocol or we will forever be vilified by the public. Unfortunately, the animal industry is only as strong as its weakest link. Now is the best time to adopt industry standards, even for hobbyists such as me. Terrible and sad.
 
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Wes ,I am not saying anybody is like Mitch ,or to be associated with his type ,but extremist will lump us together at their threshhold of " wrong " ,based on our desire to enjoy reptiles in our homes .That we have them ,is cause enough and their mission is one sided.
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100% right. It's a given with PETA, but as an example, what conclusion do they draw after showing you the terrible pictures?

'Don't buy from a shop that sells animals'

Note, not 'Don't buy animals', but don't even buy other things from a shop that sells animals. Or, the unavoidable implication goes, you are to blame for the things that happen in these terrible pictures. So every single person on these boards is part of the problem to them... you cannot reason with people who come to the table with this mindset.
 
Very true Michael ,unfortunately ,there are more events about that portray us in a bad light,than the positive ones .How many times do you see an "Immaculate environment and devoted reptile keeper extrordinaire"video or thread ,yet we all know a lot of keepers who do take the intiative to care for their herps in sch a fashion .We better start educating and illuminating before we lose the privilege .We need the DVM's and the AZA as allies in this,and change how we interact with them.
 
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