Wasteful Tax Dollars

Editorial By Cynthia Kosco, June 2009

On June 1, 2009 a less than week old female infant was found discarded in a cardboard box somewhere in Ocala, Florida. The infant was hungry and fire-ant bitten. The child is now in custody with Children Services. I ask you, what is more critical here?—worrying about exotic animal owners or letting unfit, irresponsible women continue to procreate and either murder or discard their infants? Instead of wasting innumerable tax dollars on trying to stop responsible, loving, and caring exotic animal owners from what we do best, and that is caring for our animals, why not set up some criteria before a woman is allowed to get pregnant? For example, a mental health evaluation would seem appropriate.

Also, evaluating whether the woman or family is financially able to raise and care for a child. We as exotic animal owners have to pass stringent criteria before we are able to obtain an exotic animal. We don’t discard our babies in cardboard boxes; in fact, we do not discard them at all. You must keep in mind that the animal right’s folk have an agenda and they will stop at nothing to try and show that exotic animal owner’s are unfit. The stories of wandering tiger cubs, pythons crossing roads, alligators in ponds—these are all plants from the AR (animal rights) groups in their quest to give us a bad name.

If AR wants to make an impression in this world, why not concentrate on more important and pressing issues. I neither have the time nor the desire to post statistics of unfit mothers recently in the news. This trend seems to be growing as you can see by the above-mentioned story. There are numerous exotic animal owners and breeders in the State of Florida. Funny, isn’t it, as these people aren’t even known? I can tell you there are plenty of crack head children and adults that we read about everyday and now I’m plagued with one as a neighbor. I would treasure the opportunity to be nestled among big cats and other exotics as neighbors. At least I wouldn’t have to sleep with a loaded .38 beside my bed!

Please, those of you whom may read this and want to get involved in the fight to stop our government and AR groups from passing ridiculous, costly and time consuming legislation, all in the effort to stop exotic animal ownership, please contact your local representatives and ask that your tax dollars be put to better use and the more pressing needs of humanity.

Copyright © Cynthia Kosco 2009
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