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Well let us all grow up in a plastic box without dirt, germs, animals, or any other kind of "dirty" thing and then at 18 get thrown out into the real world and see if we survive! I'll bet that a kid is more likely to pick up some illness from licking the rides at Disneyland than from their exotic pet. The reality is about the parenting not the pet. If all the parents let the kids lick the rides at Disneyland we would be reading that article instead, but the truth of the matter is parents get their children a pet and then don't make the child responsible for the animal. Bad parenting leads to bad pet care and that is when such problems become an issue. I agree with Tammy, that keeping an animal helps build important personal skills, but if the parents are not willing to teach proper pet care then everyone suffers. IMHO this article should be "How Parents Have Failed in Pet Care Basics." That is where the real problem stems.
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One must be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
~Oscar Wilde~
1.2 Brazilian Rainbow Boas ~ Mystic, Betty, and GiGi
2.4 BCIs ~ Peter, Kenny, Nikki, Violet, Teresa, and Clair Bear
1.0 BCO ~ Brandon
1.1 Ball Pythons ~ Scott and Oscar
1.0 Dumerils Boa ~ Russ
1.0 Childrens Python ~ Gil
0.0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake ~ Foamy
0.0.1 Rubber Boa ~ Condom
0.0.1 Tiger Salamander ~ What
1.1 Mandarin Newts
1.0 Doberman Pinscher ~ Midas
0.1 Rabbit ~ Dahlia
6.12 Rats ~ Food Breeders
5.10 Mice ~ Food Breeders
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