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Re: possible NY legislation to criminalize wild pet trade
Salmonella is to turtles what E.coli is to us. We carry it they carry it.
Drummond Howard wrote:
> Not too long ago it was illegal in Maryland to sell turtles because of the
> salmonella "problem". I don't know the facts, but was told there was only
> one reported case of salmonella from a pet turtle in the state. I assume
> they have changed the law, as I see turtles for sale all the time now.
>
> Drummond
> Gaithersburg Maryland
>
> >From: Steve DeMarle <sdemarle at xomed_com>
> >Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
> >To: "'killie list'" <KillieTalk at aka_org>
> >Subject: RE: possible NY legislation to criminalize wild pet trade
> >Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:52:45 -0400
> >
> >I was under the impression that turtles especially the small ones were
> >banned because of Salmonella. Salmonella is easily spread from the turtles
> >to humans in the foul water they sometimes are kept in. This may have been
> >the rationale for the iguana ban as well. I remember reading in one of the
> >herp mag's that iquana's freguently transmit this disease to humans. Down
> >here in Florida it is illegal to sell turtles under a couple of inches
> >unless they are being used in educational research. The authorities
> >however
> >must not be interested in enforcing it because just about every herp store
> >sells them but with the disclaimer hanging from the tank. I don't know if
> >legislatures will want to ban fish because of health issue but you never
> >know.
> >
> >Steve
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:08:38 +0200
> >From: "Tyrone Genade" <Tgenade at akad_sun.ac.za>
> >Subject: RE: possible NY legislation to criminalize wild pet trade
> >
> >On 12 Jul 2001, at 11:46, -RJ- wrote:
> >
> > > Now while it is true that people do not need pets, why should one person
> >be
> > > allowed to keep hundreds of cats and another not be allowed to have an
> > > Iguana or turtle? Most legislation is the product of cultural bias and
> >not
> > > concern for the animal or owner.
> >
> >Turtles and iguanas are targetted over cats because they
> >are generally smuggled through customs etc... and some
> >are endangered. Forcing permits forces people to get
> >captive or legal stock. IT also makes it easier to
> >prosicute people who have them without a permit. This is
> >not cultural bias but trying to regulate something which
> >is prone to abuse.
> >
> >I don't think we haev to worry for now...
> >
> >Bye
> >
> >Tyrone Genade
> >tyronegenade at yahoo_com
> >http://www.geocities.com/tyronegenade
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