I can see a need for education as many do not research caring for pets, but
this also applies to cats, dogs, parrots etc............
There seem to be safety issues with all of these pets as well.
We have always supported captive breeding to reduce the taking of very large
numbers from the wild. I think HSUS has gone overboard to single out
reptiles. I find the people on this forum to be among the most responsible
herp keepers as well as being dedicated to the conservation of wild
populations. There are aspects we would just not know about some species of
reptiles unless we observe them in captivity.
It is also foolish to suggest that reptiles do not make good pets. We are
biologists who own 8 captive lizards. ...all of which make GREAT pets!
We look forward to getting more pet lizards of many genera in the future
while we study wild ones in their habitat.
Kevin Emmerich and Laura Cunningham
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