Again, l hear of both Monkeyworld and the RSPCA raising a new call for the end to private primate keeping - to begin with - ?

'To Begin with' ........ an interesting comment for them to make, especially from the likes of Monkeyworld?

But this can make some sense, if they were to be successful in the prohibiting of primates, then what would be next?

Specialised exotic cats? Specialised exotic animals? Then perhaps the weaker segments of the reptile trade? Then the final curtain for the hard corists.

For some obscure reason - our learned fellows - the Tortoise keepers seemingly believe that they would be exempt from any ban, for the emphasis would be on the likes of snakes and lizards alone?

Tort guys, why would you think such a thing - 'one for all and all for one' would be the credo held by the opposition in the end to exotic keeping!

Back to primates and the banning of private ownership, l do feel that if this was going to happen, it could occur much quicker than primate keepers may think possible, unless of course we experience a much needed new governmental election success, l do feel with the likes of the Benns in power and aghast with exotic keeping as they are, then the count down to exotic species extinction may be atop of us now.

Unless we do get a new government in seat, l think our days are now seriously numbered.

If the banning of primates were to be successful this could be in as little as two years! And if we do see a banning before a new government take seat, they could not overturn a ban. How many bans could be in place before we see a new government?

Yes, oh yes indeedy, here is that magical figure 2010 again, ring any bells readers?

I acknowledge that there are readers amongst this forum that will in fact rebuke what l write and so be it - DO SO! But the facts are starting to come a tumbling in now, these facts are simple - they - yes they the opposition want to see the prohibition, restriction and collapse of this industry and all its exotic followers!

The call for codes of practice should be stronger, and l still can not hear anything, Ghostbusters anthem received more of a chorus line. The voices of the keepers should be louder, but sadly still you are a quiet bunch indeed.

I have said this before, primates may not mean much to non primate keepers, but if they do go, it will be a guarantee that the rest of y'all will follow before long!

On a side note, how effective really are the likes of petitions to the 'fantastic government' in power at present?

Rory Matier
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Primates - Countdown 22 months?

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You are correct us tortoise keepers (for my sins I am one) do live in our own little world. We spend far to much time bickering with each other to even contemplate that someone might want to take our beloved tortoises away from us. We'll be as much help as a chocolate hot water bottle in the upcoming battle - sorry in advance: blush:

I would not be that bothered GTM, at the very least you have placed a response in.

Where as many keepers now apparently do not have the bottle to speak up about any of the politics that are surrounding their passion.

This was not a stab at the tortoise owners more of a wake up call to all reptile keepers.

Facts are out there for the counting and the reading.

BUT as usual, people have lost their voices, and when they will be shouting will when it will possibly be way too late.

Primates do not bother those who do not keep them, but if this was the hard push on reptiles, with primate keepers being at the bottom of the rating l think we would be seeing more responses.

R

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it is a worrying thought althoughI am not a primate keeper I do have an interest in all aspects of exotic keeping, and one ban could very easily lead to another, but I still wonder if an outright ban is likely maybe thats naive, I can see its possible it could happen but I could see a much stricter licensing scheme coming in instead of a total ban, I dont mind a licensing scheme for keeping animals, much like your codes of practise but legally binding, I wouldnt mind proving I can look after the animals I keep, I already have to, to some extent.

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They'll pick off primates 1st and then the DWA guys and the rest of us after that.

By all means give us Tortoise Keepers a 'stabbing' - we more than any exotic people deserve it!!!

im not so sure about DWA because its relatively strictly licensed anyway, and its not like it causes a major problem, I hope they dont ban it anyway

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You are a smart and wise cookie GTM , you have got it, it will be specialist animals first and then the rest. And no, l do not think the torty keepers need a good stabbing anymore than the rest of the exotic world do.

R

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Would really suck if they did bring in a ban but its unlikely.

But what the hell am I supposed to do???
Sorry about the question ^^^ as I'am half asleep.

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Do you think they would propose some form of licensing scheme before an outright ban??

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Kate

2.2.2 - Eublepharis macularius0.1.0 - Sceloporus malachiticus 1.1.0 - Varanus acanthurus brachyurus0.0.1 - Tiliqua gigas evanescens 0.4.0 - Felis catus 1.0.0 - Fat, old goldfish
Lots of tropical fish...

As they could see a way of making more free money from us by doing that, I suspect it would be a strong contender for how they would proceed.

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