Tennesee to Ban All turtles as pets.

[Laura]

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/08/09/Pet-turtles-now-a-no-no-in-Tennessee/UPI-15281344548181



https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/AmericanTortoiseRescue
facebook link to group posting article for those of you with FB!

 

[tortadise]

Wow what a great reason that guy up with. "we dont want anyone to get sick" seriously? What is going on with these people trying to ban everything. Thats just ridiculous.

 

[Laura]

Have they had an outbreak of sick people? Better ban LOTS of things if they are just trying to prevent people from getting sick...Eggs, hambugers, lettuce, cantelope...playing outside, sneezing, school....
Again... its people who have NO clue making rules about things they know nothing about!

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

Can they ban people? Because that's how I usually get sick: being in contact with another person who is already sick.

 

[cemmons12]

LOL! Yes, ban people! And this is in Tn of all places? I would expect a dumb law like that in Indiana.

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LOL! Yes, ban people! And this is in Tn of all places? I would expect a dumb law like that in Indiana. I assume this includes Tortoise's as well?

 

[Tom]

Really? I thought CA trumped all with dumb, senseless laws...

 

[Laura]

turtle /tortoise
all depends on how 'smart' the law makers are....

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

Wait a minute...I thought this was old hat. Hasn't it been illegal for a while to keep turtles/tortoises in TN? I seem to recall this law back in '03-07 when I was going to school up there and worked at a petsmart. We couldn't sell any reptile with a shell period.

 

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[Ethan D]

eh, stuff like this will never pass, this is my stupid opinion, but i believe this ban as well as past bans, python ban, croc ban, etc..... most of them have seemed really......... political, and influenced by ignorance and special intrest groups like HSUS and PETA. I don't think this one will pass like HR won't, due to economic reasons, but if it does, that will really shock me .

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Wait a minute...I thought this was old hat. Hasn't it been illegal for a while to keep turtles/tortoises in TN? I seem to recall this law back in '03-07 when I was going to school up there and worked at a petsmart. We couldn't sell any reptile with a shell period.

isn't that like NJ or Nc, i remember calling a reptile shop down in one of those states and they said the same thing.

 

[mctlong]

Utterly ridiculous -

 

[tortoises101]

Sounds like propaganda?

 

[Carol S]

I guess they should also ban preschools as preschools are a hot bed of viruses and bacteria with the children passing whatever illness they have to the other children.

 

[mctlong]

I guess they should also ban preschools as preschools are a hot bed of viruses and bacteria with the children passing whatever illness they have to the other children.

Or they could just ban children....

 

[Ethan D]

I guess they should also ban preschools as preschools are a hot bed of viruses and bacteria with the children passing whatever illness they have to the other children.

Or they could just ban children....

........... i'll remember that.................. XD

 

[RonHays]

Uh oh... Redfoot nerd could be in trouble. Could you imagine being incarcerated for that? "what did you do to get in here?" ..."I robbed a bank". How about you? " I was caught dealing turtles". Wow

 

[wellington]

Can we just ban anything we want. I want to ban, in laws If I lived in TN I guess I would have to be a criminal. Even if they passed it, unless your neighbor called on you, they would never be able to enforce it. Most laws on city books can't be enforced.

 

[Jacqui]

Really? I thought CA trumped all with dumb, senseless laws...

So did I.