ads for livestock, etc, etc
Pierre le Roux
arbor at mweb.co.za
Thu Sep 17 16:57:27 EDT 1998
In response to Doug in particular, but people in general:
Why should it be perfectly legal to keep silkworms, buy a packet of
flower seeds at the local corner shop, plant a bed of Petunias, farm
with corn,rice,wheat, rapeseed, Citrus, or soybeans or
whatever, but not to indulge in (like rearing Saturnids)other hobbies? Is
it just because time has not proven it to be a safe pass-time, or because I happen
to find myself in a minority that enjoy an abberant hobby? And was
the same not true for quite a few contributers to modern day
break-throughs? I wholeheartedly agree that it is not necessary to
BUY stock, but if you would like to have some, is it more
cost-effective to travel to the country and collect than to
mail-order?
It is exceedingly difficult to justify anything - therefore I think
we should,whilst not condemning anything just for the sake of proving
how well we understand Creation, and maintain it, advise and inform
newbies as to the responsible approach - rather than just saying " it
is up to individuals to establish what local rules are in effect"
Another irksome habit I found prevails on the Internet, is that we
seem to have al lot of NIMBY's as active participants ( For the
uninitiated - that stands for : Its fine, as long as it is Not In My
Back Yard) in the newsgroups. If an individual advertises a Red Data
species for sale, it draws immediate attack - but try and ask for
possitive comment on how to go about drawing up a long-term strategy
on how to preserve indigenous but threatened species, and a
long-drawn-out silence prevails.
Lets get realistic: It is irksome to be judged by individuals that
regard themeselves as well-informed by considering alternatives
without actually trying some: If we really are a scientific news
group, lets investigate and publish, rather than consider and
condemn. I feel that the damage done by considerate, caring and
intelligent scientists, have been negligible to the damage done by
the exploitation of their (generally amoral) work, by guys like
myself with a commercial bend ;-)
Pierre le Roux Tel&Fax:+(27)-15-583-0084
P.O. Box 8 ( Cellphone+27-82-9234-975)
0929 Levubu
South Africa
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