I will ask one simple question, do you want someone who knows nothing about turtles and tortoises or even reptiles in general, making decisions on whether or not you can keep your animals?
No! but unfortunately we live in a world where people are governed and Ruled by Laws in which we are to follow or they do take your animals away!! ( unless you live on your own Island "Doesn't that Suck!dmmj said:I will ask one simple question, do you want someone who knows nothing about turtles and tortoises or even reptiles in general, making decisions on whether or not you can keep your animals?
ascott said:Wow....if folks had their animals fixed upon taking them into their homes as "pets" there would not be as many unwanted pets running around. How many times has it been even shared here about the ferrel cats and unwanted critters on peoples property---folks shooting them, poisoning them, feeding them to their snakes, etc.
I believe that the humane society as a whole is a horrible place, a horrible system....but are you personally going to run the streets and pick up all animals that are running unwanted? I do not think so. I refused years ago to work at humane societies due to the task of "handling" the unwanted and uncared for animals....I always thought it had to have been full of cold hearted people in order for the task to be carried out....I still do. However, who is it that is called when there is a vicious dog on a property and the property owner does not want to handle the situation? Who is it that folks call when they stumble across a true animal abuse situation? It surely is not handled by the mainstream public....come on now, we are all aware of the horror that occurs, hell, the treatment for the live food we eat is no better...the food we artificially farm, the animals we farm for clothing, if you have a mountain lion pop up in your yard--who do you call to handle it, either animal control or fish n game, what do you honestly believe happens to those poor wild animals---who?....lets face it, we can be a pretty crappy species when we set our minds to it....I have said it before and will likely say it again, just because we "can" does not mean we "should"....and our thumbs are usually firmly planted in a crappy place vs being the wonderful items we rate our superiority on....
To look at the shell/top view of these tortoise in the story is no way taking a look at the tortoise itself, its weight, its overall condition...perhaps they were in the yard left to themselves---does this mean that they are being cared for well? yes maybe no maybe--who are we to know the facts...what I do know is that in my opinion if the other animals conditions are indicative of the type of care that this couple offered then it is likely better that the tortoise are removed as well...problem is that when this couple is out of the limelight, they will begin collecting again....such a shame...
I do not think that you all need to be as worried as you are about your personal reptile collections...seriously.?
IMHO that is.
They didn't even charge the people with cruelty, or do check ins
ascott said:That is sickening....I wonder if you should ask them if you can donate a little doggie house and a cushion for the little one? Terrible.
You know that you can file a concern complaint and this requires an officer to go to the residence for welfare checks...after enough check ins perhaps the right officer will go there and agree that the care is not acceptable....just be certain to leave yourself as the contact in the event the owner turns the animal over ....
NO ONE likes to get someone in a situation...however, if you go by and see that dog is out in adverse weather, tied up and thin...I would no longer be concerned for the niceties...apparently the person does not.
Sometimes someone has to make a stand for the ones that can not.
ascott said:Where there is a will there is a way. I really hope the little one gets a better set up for the extreme weather changes.