Owner chips, dogs and cats everywhere carry them under their shoulder skin (I have a vet degree for those of you that are curious and have published a book on iguanas). If your pet becomes lost and is lucky enough to have a chip implanted in his or her shoulder, the local animal rescue shelters will scan for them and return your pet to you.
WHY NOT OUR IGUANAS?
There is enough muscle in the base of an iguana's tail to seat a chip into him or her. If Pugsley had been chipped, he might have been returned to me. It would also prevent owners from just abandoning their reptiles if it were made law! I would be the first in line with all my guys to have them chipped if it could be done cheaply for me. South Florida would no longer have to worry about the illegal dumping of not native reptiles into the Everglades or in canal areas. Broward county is passing such a law, I am told...so should you, Miami-Dade county!
SHAME ON YOU!
If they found a chipped reptile illegally in the wilds and the owner released it, (it wasn't just an escapee like Pugsley) they could prosecute the bastard! And fine him good! And helping me in my cause by offering me grants and land to run a rescue like in Broward County would also help by offering an escape route for an owner who is no longer prepared to continue the care of a reptile that has outgrown its welcome.
You reptile lovers out there are the only ones that can make any of this happen! Call or email anyone and everyone...the mayor, the governor, anyone who will listen. Spread my blogs around. I am willing to put myself out and do all the needed work that I can do for minimum wage. I don't want to be rich. I just want the satisfaction of seeing these poor abused animals given a chance. That little 10 inch, lime green lizard with the honey and choclate colored eyes is going to grow up to be a big, powerful 6 foot long animal!
NO KIDDING!
Genesis says God wanted us to have ... "dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." He didn't mean for us to rape this world of its life, plant or animal. He wanted us to nurture and care for them...protect them even from ourselves if it comes to that. Wake up, world, the beauty of our Mother Earth is quickly disappearing. Are we just going to just stand here and let this happen? I can't, even if I can't do much more from my wheelchair than type and publish this blog!
Thank you!
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