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Article #19Re: *Sterilized* exotic reptiles any threat to Australia?
From: James Strompolis
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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Could you guys please insult each other without cross-posting to rec.pets.herp? Thank you.:) -- James Strompolis Aleph Consultants, Inc. jimst@enteract.com, http://www.ribs.com Rod Speed <rod.speed@usa.net> wrote in message news:7tn2tc$ep8$1@news1.mpx.com.au... > > David Kershaw <david@kershaw.force9.co.uk> wrote > in message news:BGBL3.3961$Eu.80743@wards... > > > It is understandable that you lesser beings find it necessary to name call. > > You just did yourself, not a clue to your name, like with most poms. > > > We should have sterilized the deportees > > before sending them to the antipodes. > > Would have made a hell of a lot more sense to have sterilised > those who sayed in pomland. Then you wouldnt have seen hordes > of them running a mile from that pathetic soggy little island. > > > This would have helped the Austrailian wildlife a lot more > > than trying to stop the importaiton of a few harmless snakes. > > It would have helped Aust wildlife much more if > you poms handnt turned the place into a gulag on the > other side of the world, for the dregs of your 'society' > > You clowns did enough damage with rabbits and foxes alone. > > > Regards from a happy, snake keeping, Pom. > > Hopefully poisonous snakes. > > > > Rod Speed <rod.speed@usa.net> wrote > >> Michael Curry <mcurry@bigpond.com> wrote > > >>> As a fellow Australian I couldn't agree more. Look how > >>> much this country has been stuffed up by importing crap. > > >> Yeah, specially all those damned poms. > > >>> Also nothing is done about it when things get out > >>> of hand unless there are significant economic threat. > > >> With the poms its probably because Adolf did get a tad carried away. > > >>> Look at the amount of funding behind rabbit > >>> erradication compared to Cane Toad erradication. > > >> And the funding for pom eradication. > > >>> (Also note here that I pity the poor disillusioned sould that > >>> claims Cane Toads have had no effect on the environment....) > > >>> It all comes down to the dollar. > > >> Specially with all those poms, there's so many of them. And > >> an eradication campaign would need all 'the workers' to be > >> fitted with ear protection against the incessent whingeing. > > >>> The sceme will never get off the ground to > >>> import reptiles and sterilise them for pets. > > >> Maybe we could try it with poms. Nar, > >> too much whingeing even when sterilised. > > >>> A similar thing has already been passed for hamsters > >>> and how many of them do you see? None. You know why? > >>> Cause no one would pay $1500 for a male castrated hamster. > > >> Or a males castrated pom either. > > >>> If you want to get exotic animals in its just not worth it. > > >> Yeah, plenty of natives who are animals. > > >>> Australians should be looking toward native animals as pets. > > >> Thats mostly illegal too. > > >>> Get rid of the dogs and cats and ferrets and > >>> rabbits and guinea pigs (cavies) and rats and > >>> mice and other crap that we have here already > > >> Like poms. > > >>> and start pushing native replacements that > >>> the environment can handle if they escape... > > >> Dunno, could be a few problems with pet crocodiles. > >> Could cause a bit of a stir down the local pool etc. > > >>> There is plenty of great animals here already without importing more > > >> True, no more immigration. > > >>> and most states have a good range of natives you are allowed > >>> to keep as pets as long as they have been captive bred. > > >> Dunno, its illegal in all states to do captive breeding of abos now. > > >>> This is where the focus should be. > > >> Dunno, not too many that suitable for say keeping > >> the damned druggys from looting your house etc. > > >>> Forget the imports. > > >> The poms are unforgettable. > > >>> GO NATIVE INSTEAD!!!!! > > >> The poms always frowned on anyone who went native. > > >>> Comments appreciated. > > >> Bet they wont be. > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100cf6,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid100cf6,public X-Google-Thread: fe8ed,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gidfe8ed,public X-Google-Thread: feea0,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gidfeea0,public X-Google-Thread: 10df0c,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid10df0c,public X-Google-Thread: 102c27,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid102c27,public X-Google-Thread: 1062c1,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid1062c1,public From: "James Strompolis" <jimst@enteract.com> Subject: Re: *Sterilized* exotic reptiles any threat to Australia? Date: 1999/10/09 Message-ID: <rqEL3.7432$1a1.358102@elnws01> X-Deja-AN: 534642317 References: <37F9A852.D815924@nospam.com> <7tchnq$9u4$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <37FAE377.2BA18D68@nospam.com> <aSCK3.4777$lE.27527@ozemail.com.au> <q1DK3.4780$lE.27064@ozemail.com.au> <7tevdv$jkd$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <BGBL3.3961$Eu.80743@wards> <7tn2tc$ep8$1@news1.mpx.com.au> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 X-Trace: elnws01 939463447 24.131.158.140 (Sat, 09 Oct 1999 05:04:07 CDT) Organization: MediaOne Express -=- Central Region X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Reply-To: "James Strompolis" <jimst@enteract.com> NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 05:04:07 CDT Newsgroups: sci.bio.herp,sci.bio.ecology,aus.pets,aus.politics,aus.legal,rec.pets.herp