> At 10:30 PM 5/18/00 -0400, [Angela] [Hull] wrote: > >>I have seen a pup die of pneumonia because of some idiot at the post > >>office decided to load the truck the night before and it got sick. > > >Well, this would be why you're not supposed to send gerbils to the > >US mail. > > >Michelle > >Flutist > > This is a valid argument, however, if it weren't for shipping gerbils, > many > of the different colors would be completely unavailable to people > outside of > the area in which those colors are common. And someone like me would > be > stuck with the Black and PEW varieties that are the ONLY colors that > I've > found available anywhere in my area. > > -Will > > Doesn't the initial point that shipping live animals is a dodgy > business far outweigh the argument that shipping various breeds can > lead to more interesting breeds. I'd rather know that my gerbils have > come from a stable living environment rather than be sent through the > post to give their coat a different colour. Cheers, Martin.
