I recall that, yes.
The people here who knew of PETA’s “raid” on the reptile shop were all ecstatic over it.
They never once thought it through.
Simple thought actually, “Tropical snake needs tropical heat or it dies. Period.”
Yes, I did intrude that logic into their little feel good fest.
I received a blank stare in return.
I also recall one incidetn a good long time ago where they raided an animal lab and carted monkies out.
The monkies all had such nice infections as llasa fever and dengue.
I don’t recall what came of it.
I think they made a movie out of it...:)
As far as reptiles go, you should see *my* house when the electricity goes out in the winter.
Hysterical panic as the propane heaters are placed strategically, the generator is cranked up, etc etc etc.
For my boas and pythons, the -required- ‘hot side temps- are 90-92 degrees with the ‘cool side’ being 81-83 and it *must* be “belly heat”.
A few hours of ~not~ having those optimal temps inclines my snakes to respiratory infections which are very dangerous in reptiles due to their slow metabolisms not responding to injected antibiotics fast enough.
[and we’re not even mentioning the required humidity levels]
Anybody who thinks ‘pitching out their unwanted pet snake’ is ‘returning them to nature’ is a frigging idiot...unless they just happen to live in West Africa or Central/South America.
Recently, somebody found a near-frozen Boa in the north midwest [Michigan or some such] and people freaked out that they were “colonizing”.
Seriously?
Luckily a vet found it and nursed it back to health.
It’s up for adoption, now.
[a local lab had monkeys with ebola get loose..how fun is that?]
*And* they bold-faced lie:
I know somebody whose dog was hit by a car after they let it loose from its ex-pen while the owner was showing another dog in the ring.
Other dogs were released from vehicles but thankfully, survived and were caught.
The club now has ‘pETA lookouts’ at all their shows.