[Taxacom] Excusing the inexcusable?

[Kim van der Linde]

I think the difference is that I tend to look at the species and what is 
best of the species.

Try get a import permit from the USDA for a life large animal to be 
destined to become a pet. Good luck with that, but I can pretty much 
guarantee you that such a permit would not be issued. It is a whole 
different ballgame to import some specimens for science. So, it was not 
a viable option, and that does not change no matter how many times 
people keep repeating it.

Kim


On 2/10/2014 9:48 PM, Ken Kinman wrote:
> Hi Kim,                                                           And Marius would be better off put to death than shipped to Beverly Hills?  At that price, he would likely be treated extremely well in Beverly Hills.  Why are the genetic purists so intent on killing such "surplus animals" that so many clearly seem to want to save?  Seems to me he would be a magnet for more conservationist funding.  Again, I ask, are we being penny-wise and pound foolish?                           -------------------Ken
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>> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:46:26 -0500
>> From: kim at kimvdlinde.com
>> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Excusing the inexcusable?
>>
>> On 2/10/2014 7:57 PM, Ken Kinman wrote:
>>> Hi Mike,
>>>
>>>         Well, money was no problem because a wealthy benefactor offered
>>> a whopping 415,000 pounds to help save Marius.
>> Yes, and he wanted the animals send to him in Beverly Hills. Giraffes,
>> because of their size, are not that easy shipped across the ocean, and
>> USDA most likely would not have provided an import permit for a pet
>> giraffe to start with.
>>
>> Kim
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