At 08:44 AM 8/8/00 -0600, Deb Rebel wrote:
> >Second, also banning shipping completely leads to other problems.
> >If someone has 5+ breeding pairs and has always done shipping to
> >find all their pups homes, and suddenly they can't, that could
> >lead to 50+ gerbils fast which would then usually end up in more
> >pet store gerbils. So if we're not careful, we'll create more,
> >and potentially worse problems.
>
>
>Agreed. However, we need to find a legal alternative.
The main legal alternative at this time is that breeders should not
breed more than their local market can handle, therefore you shouldn't
need to ship unless for exceptional circumstances (transferring a rare
mutation), which car relays can more easily cover. If you HAVE to ship
to get rid of your excess gerbil pups, you are breeding too much and
irresponsibly.
Michelle
Flutist
