About 100 dead pythons discovered in Florida home

Macropodus · 03-31-17, 03:58 AM

About 100 dead pythons discovered in Florida home | Fox News

Scubadiver59 · 03-31-17, 05:41 AM

I'm sorry, but my compassion just died too...throw that woman in jail!!

Klim · 03-31-17, 06:59 AM

Ridiculous, what is wrong with some people. I want the absolute best for each of my pets.

jay's reptiles · 03-31-17, 07:10 AM

This women needs to pay more than a 5,000 dollar fine. Needs to pay about 50,000 to about 150,000!!! This is ridiculous, poor babies. All they wanted was a good home and life

sattva · 03-31-17, 07:41 AM

That's pretty sad... I am always shock and discussed on how low man can go...

Jim Smith · 03-31-17, 08:06 AM

It sounds like an ignorant person trying to "get rich" breeding and selling Ball Pythons. It's a bit like the puppy mills that do much the same thing with dogs. That said, I agree that the prescribed punishment is not harsh enough.

afsgr88 · 03-31-17, 08:10 AM

The comments on the article are just ridiculous... "It should be absolutely illegal to own pythons", bla bla bla -.-'

Poor babies

SnoopySnake · 03-31-17, 08:10 AM

This is awful.....but I find it rather frustrating that the charges would be much worse if these were dogs or cats

GyGbeetle · 03-31-17, 08:11 AM

OMG!!!!! The justice does not fit the crime. She should have mandatory jail time, and a much higher bail. What is wrong with people?????

Magdalen · 03-31-17, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by afsgr88

The comments on the article are just ridiculous... "It should be absolutely illegal to own pythons", bla bla bla -.-'

Poor babies

Well, considering it's a Fox News site I'm not surprised there are ridiculous comments.

But yeah those poor snakes :\

GyGbeetle · 03-31-17, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SnoopySnake

This is awful.....but I find it rather frustrating that the charges would be much worse if these were dogs or cats

Fines for animal neglect aren't much different for dogs and cats. Something that myself and others in the rescue industry are trying to fight. It just became a felony to fight a dog, just over a year ago, and local law enforcement has not been quick to adopt this law, as most get away with merely a slap on the wrist.

The issue lies with evidence in prosecuting. More often than not, neglect and abuse is only defined during necropsy. so what happens when you seize an animal that has been grossly malnourished, and a rescue organization steps up to adopt the animal? Do you keep it in quarantine pending further investigation and evidence? No. You allow the rescue organization to take in the suffering animal and put it on a path to mend the animal, eradicating your evidence in the process.

It's a double edged sword.