I think keeping exotics for pets is in general a bad idea (my earlier comment: "dogs make good pets, cats make good pets, wild animals make good...wild animals"), but I can't help but think that having the federal government regulate yet another area is a worse idea. See "mortgages, subprime."February 18, 2009
WASHINGTON — In the wake of an attack on a Connecticut woman by a chimpanzee, U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and David Vitter (R-La.) plan to re-introduce the Captive Primate Safety Act. The bill seeks to protect public safety and promote animal welfare by prohibiting interstate commerce of primates for the pet trade. U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives (H.R. 80) in January.
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- Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:18 am
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Dogs make good pets. Cats make good pets. Chimps, tigers, wolves,.... make good wild animals.