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Yes! Why is there DBT in food markets? Good question. I really hate to get on my soap box about this, but I just have to release some built up pressure and say my piece. I feel that this is a cultural thing and you have to understand families have to survive. We as Westerns and as turtle lovers can not see why any person would want to eat or harm a turtle. Some person sales these diamondback terrapins to a fish market for eating to make money to live, but at a cost. So when we go to these markets, we see the poor, helpless and sick turtles.Then our protection instinct kicks in and we RESCUE these poor turtles at a cost to our wallets and to the next turtle that they replace the one you just bought. Remember, it does make us feel good inside when we do this, but at a cost. At some point in time, the price is going way up. Would you buy this sick turtle or seems to be healthy for a hundred dollars? Or for two hundred dollars? What is the going price now? Bottom line… do not buy them. A captive breed and hatched turtle that is on sale is a better deal for the buyer and the turtles in the WILD. We need to get our turtles from good breeders and turtles that were found crossing the road that got hit by a car. But most likely, from an owner that can not deal with the cost of housing, feeding or because it has swollen eyes. Not every person that has turtles should have turtles and the same goes for people that have dogs or cats. We need to support those that take in sick and hurt turtles with money and a pat on the back once in awhile. My intentions were to try and maybe change one persons view and open up the way we look at this subject. I hope that I did not offend or make anybody angry. After saying all this, I need to go feed my turtles. Dane
All true. Turtles are in markets the same way fish are. But it occurs to me that turtles are much more vulnerable than fish, many species of which, have been seriously depleted, too. We all have such compassionate instincts. Laudable. They cuter the animal, the greater the sympathy. Perhaps the Chinese are so impoverished, despite their new economic boom, that they must eat their indigenous species. If they must eat them to survive, I understand. I understand, also, that most of their turtles are headed the way of the dinosaur. Too bad, but I can’t save them. Perhaps they don’t care. DBTs are American species. Americans treat turtle soup as a delicacy. Fine, but I certainly oppose sending ours to China as food export. As we know, there are those who feel that certain varieties of Diamondbacks are again threatened. My information is that harvesting remains untrammeled. Further, I am unaware of any state that treats DBTs as endangered, with prohibitions against owning them. Maybe I’m poorly informed. If anyone knows the facts of the issue regarding government activity viz. DBTs, please respond. Dick
I do not know the facts, but there is a good book just published on diamondbacks which lists the various state regulations. Diamonds in the Marsh, by Barbara Bressenel (sp)
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