Law and Rights
The issue of Burmese Pythons is a major issue in the U.S., especially Florida. They are a non-native species that reproduce quickly, destroy the ecosystem, and are large enough to eat allogators, deer, pets, and even small children. It's illegal to import them, but that doesn't really stop people. As long as dealers claim they are "captive bread", it's legal to posess them. Often the snakes become too difficult to care for and they are released into the wild. It's easy to import them because they are cold blooded, so when packed in suitcases, they're "asleep" and rarely move at all. Same with other exotic reptiles, even the rare Galapagos Turtles. There is a huge market for illegal reptiles. For one reason, snakes are interbread in an attempt to obtain different colors, including albino colors which are very rare, and thus are expensive. Although according to CITES, importation is supposedly difficult, it's relative easy to get around that issue. This big issue is whether they should be returned to their home land or euthanized because is they stay here our ecosystem will be ruined and they pose a severy threat to our way of life.
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- Taco Fusion In South Tampa Serves Lion Meat And Shark Meat
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- 2010 Pending Federal Legislation Affecting Animals
The Global Conservation Act?(H.R. 4959/S. 3508)?SUPPORT?if passed this bill would create an international conservation strategy for the U.S. government and provide the resources needed to turn the tide on the biodiversity crisis. It would make U.S. efforts...
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- 15 Reasons To Boycott The Circus
1. Government inspection reports reveal ongoing mistreatment of animals in circuses. Because of continued abuse of circus elephants, there is a pending lawsuit against Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. 2. Many people claim that circuses are...
Law and Rights
Burmese Pythons
The issue of Burmese Pythons is a major issue in the U.S., especially Florida. They are a non-native species that reproduce quickly, destroy the ecosystem, and are large enough to eat allogators, deer, pets, and even small children. It's illegal to import them, but that doesn't really stop people. As long as dealers claim they are "captive bread", it's legal to posess them. Often the snakes become too difficult to care for and they are released into the wild. It's easy to import them because they are cold blooded, so when packed in suitcases, they're "asleep" and rarely move at all. Same with other exotic reptiles, even the rare Galapagos Turtles. There is a huge market for illegal reptiles. For one reason, snakes are interbread in an attempt to obtain different colors, including albino colors which are very rare, and thus are expensive. Although according to CITES, importation is supposedly difficult, it's relative easy to get around that issue. This big issue is whether they should be returned to their home land or euthanized because is they stay here our ecosystem will be ruined and they pose a severy threat to our way of life.
- Hot Car Colors: What They Say About You
You are what you eat. People look like their dogs. And now the color of your car says what kind of person you are. At least that's what Jill Morton says. Morton is a color consultant based in Honolulu who agrees with British researchers who years...
- Taco Fusion In South Tampa Serves Lion Meat And Shark Meat
A new restaurant in South Tampa is selling Lion Meat (which I am currently verifying the source of, along with gazelle meat, kangaroo meat and other wild game). There's a Petition to have the Asian Lion listed as endangered due to the fact that it's...
- 2010 Pending Federal Legislation Affecting Animals
The Global Conservation Act?(H.R. 4959/S. 3508)?SUPPORT?if passed this bill would create an international conservation strategy for the U.S. government and provide the resources needed to turn the tide on the biodiversity crisis. It would make U.S. efforts...
- Devistating Consequences Of The Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2010 due to an explosion caused by the collapse of a drilling platform 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi has released thousands gallons of oil and continues...
- 15 Reasons To Boycott The Circus
1. Government inspection reports reveal ongoing mistreatment of animals in circuses. Because of continued abuse of circus elephants, there is a pending lawsuit against Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. 2. Many people claim that circuses are...