In Reply to: Gliders in California posted by vangie on February 27, 2000 at 03:50:48:

: some people seem to think I am a bad person for haveing my gliders in C.A. that I am going to get them killed that is not true my vet see them and others mine are listed as rats in there file and I do have a rat and I am very careful of who there babies go to and I am fighting to make them legal there are thousands in this state I know many breeders I sell to them if we hide and go with the flow nothing will happen they are safe and very good pets some times the laws are made by ignorent people cats are more of a danger to the invirment and the wild life then gliders but do you even think for a moment that they will become ilegal i dont want cats to become ilegal but maybe you just got my point people need to fight for the things they love and I keep them as safe as I can better then some people keep there dogs nobody knows I have them or in this case who I am I wont give up and I know there are others out there that feel the same way I do and I hope some day we win people are fighting for ferets and starting to win maybe if we try just as hard we can to (sorry about the spelling I just dont want to go back and corect it)

Once again I state that Gliders are ILLEGAL in CA and it is not fair to the animal to have it. It is not because of a threat to the wildlife, it is because of a threat to the environment--Crops. If gliders were ever to get loose, they would establish colonies and destroy the crops. If you want to try to make them legal then thats fine, let me know what I can do to help. However, you will not disaprove the above disclaimer. CA is right. And just because no one knows that you have them now, doesnt mean that they wont find out in the future. This is the last time I will comment on the issue. But I hope some of you out there back me up. I would hate to see our glider friends put to sleep because the people who owned them were to irresponsible to follow their state's laws. "Go for the good of the glider..." I think thats the best advice thats ever been given on any of these boards by a very wise lady...

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