I can't believe I am just now finding this out, I know it's been over a year since this all took place but I wanted to know what happened to the animals that were still alive? What became of the ones that were "saved." Last I even seen a post on Kingsnake was one of GCB gems that was a male "blue" GTP that was listed for 15k. It did not sell and I hope it made it or was sold later on but I managed to keep a few pics as there all taken off the web but the pics are distorted now for some unknown reason but it just amazes me that I had no idea this was happening and how it's a year almost two years later that I'm finding this out, I don't follow local news very often especially Herp news because I work a lot and it's so depressing now days but I hope they didn't just euthanize all the surviving animals because that's a total contradiction to "saving" someone that is alive....their will was fighting to stay alive not to be put down by someone elses will that they're too unhealthy to be nourished back. I read on Kingsnake that they haven't released a count of "saved" animals and where they have been taken to if they did "save" any. I am so saddened by this, words cannot express how awful i felt after hearing what went on in that facility....I am a boa owner, just one and I have a hard time...well I'm gonna try to say this without putting it incorrectly, it's difficult, emotionally, when it's feeding time...I think about the rats/mice and think...gah, they're only purpose for living is to be fed...and I feel like I'm a murderer. I know it happens in the wild, I know all things need sustenance but I can't help but feel that emotion. I always say a prayer before I place them in and I leave the room immediately. I love my boa, she's a "designer" Snow. Ever since they were produced back in the late 90's I knew that's what I wanted and I've had her since she was a few weeks old, she's now 3 years old and I'm getting to a point where I don't know if I can do it, feeding time is just getting to emotional for me. She's not a shy eater, when it comes to eating, she eats well, never had problems with live or frozen she is just a good eater. I'm a sensitive person, I sympathize with the other end of the spectrum, the prey. Anyway, my point is I can't imagine for as short as their presence is, that someone would or could be so cruel, to an animal that is bred for consumption... death.. born to die. Not to not stop there but treat his entire facility, his animals like it's not worth a single thought at all....lives that are dependently placed in someone elses hands.
us over.
