Sometimes I wonder if these people ever read a paper or listen to the radio. Chances are pretty good that if you have a desert tortoise, you probably know the rules regulating them, and if not, you at least know that there ARE rules regulating them.
In this morning's paper there's an ad in the classified pet section selling large desert tortoises $50 to $150.
I called the number to let them know that they are encouraging the DFG to slap a $10,000 fine on them, but it was their answering machine. I also left a message that if the tortoises were picked up from the desert, the fine would be $50,000 for each tortoise, and it would behoove them to remove that ad from the paper as quickly as they could!
At least once a year I send a letter to the editor about desert tortoises and the rules, and my letters are always printed. I know not everyone reads the Letters to the Editor, but if you have a tortoise, you need to learn all you can about them. Its all over the internet. There's no excuse for these people!
Yvonne
In this morning's paper there's an ad in the classified pet section selling large desert tortoises $50 to $150.
I called the number to let them know that they are encouraging the DFG to slap a $10,000 fine on them, but it was their answering machine. I also left a message that if the tortoises were picked up from the desert, the fine would be $50,000 for each tortoise, and it would behoove them to remove that ad from the paper as quickly as they could!
At least once a year I send a letter to the editor about desert tortoises and the rules, and my letters are always printed. I know not everyone reads the Letters to the Editor, but if you have a tortoise, you need to learn all you can about them. Its all over the internet. There's no excuse for these people!
Yvonne