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> Last month, the prohibition was extended to four other species: reticulated pythons, DeSchauensee’s anacondas, green anacondas and Beni anacondas. (Boa constr
by therobot24 12y ago
> Last month, the prohibition was extended to four other species: reticulated pythons, DeSchauensee’s anacondas, green anacondas and Beni anacondas. (Boa constrictors, an important component of the pet snake trade, were spared a ban.) Not surprisingly, reptile sellers and breeders are not happy with the restrictions, with slippery slopesters among them warning that all kinds of animals, including more familiar household pets, could become the next government target.
It's a sad state of affairs when the federal government has to step in and play parent. Really is a case of a few bad apples spoiling the whole bunch. Though, i was hoping more would be done than add a few more names to a list. The article kind of ended with a tone of 'that's it, nothing more to report', when there's clearly still a problem.
- 67726e 12y ago> It's a sad state of affairs when the federal government has to step in and play parent I suppose one could make that argument, but I think it's pretty suitable given the damage that could be done by those "few bad apples" releasing their pets in the wild. To take that argument further, should the government not deal with industrial runoff? Only a few bad apples. How about NFA firearms? Sure, most of my gun owning friends are great, responsible folks, but those "few bad apples" could sure cause a ruckus with automatic firearms. The government can and should step in and take action to solve a big problem like this. There have always been, and always will be bad apples to spoil the bunch for the rest of us.
- pjc50 12y agoa case of a few bad apples spoiling the whole bunch If people can do something selfish that causes problems for others, a small fraction of them will. If the problem is big and self-replicating enough, you end up with this.