Horrible!

[proud2bcanadian]

I found this...

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35378

Why would they be selling these animals to various unknown people? Who knows what they will do with them? I have sent emails do various zoos to see if they will purchase some of these animals; and I hope they do!

[BoAddict]

link dont work

[Bartman]

yea doesnt work for me either.

[proud2bcanadian]

I don't know what happend, I've been trying to replace the '...?' with something, but whenever I try, it doesn't work!

[Bartman]

now it works...

is this guy a joke? The first girl has always wanted a tiger..YA! These people are idiots! thats just crazyness!

[nicola_boulton]

what the hell thats so stupid! i swear you dont just get a tiger cub you need a licence?! whats wrong with these people *sighs*

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

If you read the posts near the end, it is obviously a joke. It was uncovered that the individual was "jerking their chains", but many of those fools took his claims seriously.

Amazing how oblivious people can be.

Aidan

[proud2bcanadian]

It's good to know that.
Too many pages to read. lol
But the sad thing is, is that people do sell such animals, and that's what my main point of this thread was - How horrible and completely wrong it is to sell such animals, that should stay in reserves, natural habitats, or zoos.

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

What is different between them and the animals we collect? Are they really any different? Many couldn't provide the best habitat for them, but is having them wrong, or the fact that some wouldn't care for them?

Aidan

[proud2bcanadian]

Do we really know what they're going to do with these animals?

The thing that really bothers me is the fact that some people wont care/wouldn't be able to care for them.

[Derrick]

Damn My kid really had her heart set on a Giraffe.

[Bartman]

I think their is a HUGE difference between the two. The reptiles we keep are almost harmless (could inflict a bite) but the tiger could rip someone to shreds and get out into the city where it could possibly harm other people.

Now your all asking about big boids or venemous snakes, and in my opinion people should have to get a license to own retics, burms, rocks, crocs, or any venemous reptiles and other large snakes. Just my 2 cents

[meow_mix450]

Its stupid because some of the stuff they put on there is on the endangered list.

There is a big difference between zoo animals and reptiles that we keep. Unless you think a snake and a giraffe are the same.

Meow

[meow_mix450]

I forgot to mention dont you think its kinda sick that people actually psoted asking to buy tiger cubs! wow the world would come to an end if it was that easy to own a tiger. Why not jsut adopt one at your zoo

Meow

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

Okay, okay, I didn't want to start an arguement, just something to think about.

Aidan

[Gary D.]

"Grey squirrel $300"

Damn, why am I breeding snakes? There are more squirrels than you can shake a stick at in my neighbourhood. Hmmn, just snag a few...

If anyone's interested I'll sell grey squirrels at the bargain basement price of $150 US and Black Squirrels at $75 (all are slightly aggressive)

[Andy_G]

Originally posted by SaIiLdVaEnR
What is different between them and the animals we collect? Are they really any different? Many couldn't provide the best habitat for them, but is having them wrong, or the fact that some wouldn't care for them?

Aidan

Let's compare a corn snake to a hippo or cougar shall we... :)

[JD@reptiles]

i will take one of everything! than when you read about me in the news paper in about a month getting my stuff all taken away you will know who i am! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :P

J

[hhw]

LOL, I have so many squirrels on my property that I've thought about trapping them, euthanizing them with CO2, and then selling them out as reptile food. A few weeks ago, my younger cousin who's staying with me grabbed one of my sterilites, a stick, a long piece of string, and some mixed nuts. Just with that, he caught about 10 different squirrels over the course of 2 days, and there were many more we saw around that he hadn't caught.

I think I'd be willing to sell them for $5 a piece (these European Grey Squirrels don't belong in North America anyway, so I have no gripe about removing them from the environment). No guarantees against rabies or parasites though!

[meow_mix450]

how much is shipping Gary???;):p

Meow

[Gary D.]

for $150 US, shipping within Canada is included.

[Brock]

I agree with what Aidan is saying.

I think endangered animals should be kept in captivity. I mean some of the herps we keep are near endangered in the wild. I'm sure some people have some herps that are already extinct in the wild and they only survive in captivity. The point I'm making is like in some people's signatures: preservation through captive propogation. I think it is going to be the way of the future on the most part. There will always be reserves and such, but there will also always be a growing human population, and if people want to keep animals in existence and this is one of the few means neccessary, so be it.

-Brock

[Jungle Jen]

It is actually 'that easy' to purcase a tiger, if you have the cash, you can buy one. There is a guy in vancouver somewhere that has one in his garage. Nice huh? I have also seen cougars kept as pets, and many other insane things.

[cantil]

Many zoos purchase animals for cash there is nothing inherently wrong in offering these animals for sale. In order to purchase or own most of the animals on the list and in order to transport them across state lines I believe both parties involved would require a USFW permit. As long as they are being bought by and sold by responsible people with the time/money/commitment to look after them and it is done legally I don't really see the problem.

[meow_mix450]

problem is that in the end someone wont be able to have the time money and commitment so they sell it to soemone else

Meow