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Originally Posted by Herpophiliac972
That is freaking unbelievable. You do not have to be a herpetologist to see that that is a completely unacceptable way of caring for the animals. How the heck are they supposed to be rehabilitated? He looks like he is doing exactly the opposite. Raise all kinds of h311 with animal control, and especially P.E.T.A. They would love to get in on this. Talk with the local veterenarian. See if you can get him up there. Also, contact the A.S.P.C.A. animal cruelty tipline.
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PETA, I would not support, personally... I'm not going to slander them here, but feel free to do your research regarding the truth. I've also heard some things floating about ASPCA, but I haven't researched into it, so whether it's valid or not, I don't know. I do still think they should be informed.
Veterinarians, fellow Herps, Animal Control, the Game Warden, etc. I say Game Warden because I know that, here anyways, they do deal with some animal affairs as far as ownership goes(around here they'll deal with illegal ownership of Quakers parrots if they're notified).
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Also, I don't want to get involved in this due to certain 'aspects' of this.. mess... but I do agree that DD did the right thing. Also, I don't think there's anything wrong with possibly being over optimistic and chewing off more than you could chew in regards to helping animals. It's the thought that counts, and whatever you -do- do helps, even in the tiniest bit.
Additionally, her expectations weren't too far off. When you think 'rescue', what do you think? A place that's in absolute MISERABLE shape, as far as hygiene goes, I'm not even talking about the health or condition of the animals, as this is to be expected, but the ENVIRONMENT. When you think rescue, do you think of an environment that has been left to shambles for an extended period of time? No, you do not. A true blue rescue will try their absolute best to keep their animals, that have -already- had a rough time, in acceptable conditions, not -this-. These people obviously need to be shut down because they do not care about the well being of these already struggling animals, and because they are not suitable to be called a rescue. Someone more able bodied and strong minded needs to take in these animals. You know, an ACTUAL rescue, not some fat idiot that just takes in unwanted pets and sits them outside of his trailer, leaving them to the mercy of the elements.
DD, good job, don't listen to the people bashing you, saying you should of picked up this guy's slack and supported his ethics by doing so. With your perseverance and determination, those animals will be brought to justice and be dealt with in the most humane way possible, whether they be humanely euthanized due to physical health beyond repair, or given to a responsible rescue that WILL find them a GOOD home instead of just sell them for extremely unreasonable prices to make a quick paycheck.
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