Turtles Headed to a Nearby Petsmart Soon

That is right the bill did pass the Senate but not the house. The last attemp to lift the turtle ban was to give FDA a certain amount of time to prove that the pet turtle was more dangerous than the other pets on the U.S. market. They could not have proved it. Every pet is dangerous if not handled properly. The public needs to know that the husbandry of turtle farmering now is completely different from the 1950s and 1960s. The Louisiana turtle industry is regulated by the Louisiana Agricultur Dept. Lets get back to the bill It did not pass because the other pet industries were afraid that pets they sell would be band just like the pet turtles. I understand their concern but I really do not think the FDA would ban every pet from being sold on the U.S. market. Instead of fighting against the turtle bill they should have help the turtle famers get the bill passed. They were worried about their pets being ban if the bill passed they should have been worried that if it did not pass that the FDA will eventually go after every pet that carries salmonella. The pet industry should stand together or it will eventually be in the same shoes as the turtle farmers.

mike of LA 12:03PM September 20, 2008