REXANO EDitorial, www.rexano.org
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 24, 2007 — In response to a number of local, state and federal legislators introducing bills to ban or curb private ownership of exotic animals in the name of public safety, REXANO (Responsible Exotic Animal Ownership) has been organized to refute claims that these animals are dangerous to the general public by offering a free web resource designed to give tools and statistics based research material to private owners of exotics to fight unfair legislation.
“In the USA, only one person dies per year as a result of an attack by captive big cat, 1.5 by captive reptile,0.81 by captive elephant, 0.125 by captive bear and 0 by captive non-human primate. In comparison, 45,000 people die each year in traffic accidents, 47 by lightening, and 1,600 by falling from stairs. We have detailed information on our website http://www.rexano.org about our ongoing fight against uninformed legislators and animal rights (AR) activists,” says Zuzana Kukol, a Las Vegas tiger trainer and co-founder of REXANO.
To jump start the process of fighting for owners’ rights, REXANO is offering free “Just SAY NO! to Exotic Animal Bans” downloadable flyers in 3 sizes, from small to poster size:
http://www.rexano.org/Posters_JustSayNO/JSN_Gallery.htm
The posters feature different exotic species: birds, non-human primates, reptiles and big cats and range from educational to satire/parodies of many well known advertising campaigns of the past . They can be used non commercially in the pet store, veterinarian office, school outreach, traveling educational and entertaining exhibit, or any business to educate the public about the AR threat to our way of life.
These powerful and well funded extreme AR groups, instead of truly helping captive animals and wild conservation directly, work hard on eventually eliminate all animal uses, including removing pets from our homes, meat from our tables, leather goods from our closets, animals from zoos, rodeos, circuses and medical research, as well as hunters from our forests.
REXANO is committed to protecting the rights of animal owners and supports responsible private ownership of exotic animals in any form, be it non-commercial pet or sanctuary, as well as commercial breeder or exhibitor.
“Most of the wild habitat is disappearing. The only chance to save many animals such as tigers from extinction is captive breeding in the private sector, which has the majority of available habitat,” says Scott Shoemaker, co-founder of REXANO. “Since at least 1990, there has not been one death as a result of a captive big cat or reptile roaming at large.”
While federal bills curbing private ownership of non-human primates and prohibiting public contact with baby exotic cats (Haley’s act) failed to pass in previous years, they have been reintroduced again this year.
State bills curbing exotic animal ownership failed to pass in Indiana, West Virginia, Oregon, Missouri and North Carolina this year; Ohio and Wisconsin currently have active bills. Florida, Iowa and Washington State’s bills have already passed and were signed by their Governors into a law. Many states plan to bring the legislation back next year.
Even people who don’t own animals should realize that every time a new law is passed, the government powers and bureaucracy grow and our personal freedoms shrink,” warns Kukol. “Many animal rights activists sensationalize exotic animal attacks and are presenting exotic animal ownership as a public safety issue to scare the public, but there are no facts to back it up. This fraud and fear mongering has to stop.”
“As long as animal welfare and public safety laws are followed, the private ownership of all animals should be protected in the USA,” says Shoemaker.
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4 users commented in " REXANO’s ‘Just SAY NO! to Exotic Animal Bans’ Campaign Bares it All "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackOh, pulleaze, REXANO! You know you people don’t have an ethical leg to stand on! You wild animal slaveowners do it because it makes you lots of money and/or you get off on lording it over wild animals. If you’re really concerned about the loss of habitat issue (which I doubt) then work to slow down human breeding through universal free birth control/abortion and let wildlife have some of their territory back.
Dear Ardeth,
How do exotic owners make lots of money? These are pets not some commercial venture. The animals have very expensive dietary needs and believe me, the vets that treat these animals are the highest paid! Slave owners? That is such a joke! Are you really a Kool-aid drinker or what? These animals live the life of luxury and I hear people like you accuse the same thing about my dog and cat… they wouldn’t leave if I tried to force them to and they are at home lounging while I am at work making the oney to keep them healthy and happy! I get up at 6am to give them their first homecooked meal of the day so China can’t poison them ever again. Perhaps your mother should have practiced birth control as you seem to be a very unhappy being. Live and let live Ardeth. Life is too precious to spend your time ranting abut others lifestyle choices. Besides, this is STILL America and people like you are free to rant because of 100s of years of generations of my family members dying to protect your rights to rant and my rights to own animals and treat them like the treasure they are!
Ardeth, I take a strong exception to your article. First of all, I see you have been traied well by the AR folks whose beliefs you subscribe to, to use ‘loaded words’. Slaveowners? I bet you have never spent any time whatsoever close to a properly raised exotic animal, let alone a big cat (which is my primary interest). These animals, if properly raaised in a loving and caring environment build the most remarkable bonds with their keepers. Bonds that change your life forever. It is not a question of ‘lording it over some animal’. Often, they ‘lord it over’ us, by ‘owning’ us. In a sense, the cats tame us, and not the other way around. And, I am a much better person, having been so ‘tamed’.
We aren’t going to win the overpopulation battle unless a lot of people change their mind. This is about as likely as the earth changing direction in orbit. And population control by killing children (abortion) is as reprehensible a way of dealing with overpopulation as exists. For many exotic animals, captive husbandry is their only hope left. Please use common sense, and give these still-noble animals a chance to exist.
I have yet to earn one cent for having my monkeys… well I was once given a discount at a store for having my squirrel monkey with me… All MY money gets put INTO my monkeys care. I spend money on their food, enrichment toys, vet bills etc. And I do so very happily because my monkeys are happy and healthy.
Stop human overpopulation?!?! It is almost impossible considering the native habitats of most of these animals are in 3rd world countries where the governments don’t really care what happens to them. I am NOT saying their habitats should be forgotten. Of course not. The human race should try as hard as they can save their natural environments. BUT without captive breeding the day, if it were to come, that their “wild” habitats were safe there would not be any animals to return. Conservation comes in two forms…habitat protection and captive breeding. If private owners are able to meet the same safety/husbandry requirements as zoos and do it out of the love/fascination for the animal then they should be able to. The more tigers in healthy captive environment the more that will be able to mate in order to continue the species, maintain genetic diversity, and greater chances of harboring pure bred genes. Or else one day your children will be looking at lions and tigers through the pages of an encyclopedia, NOT the wild.
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