Amnesty days for exotic pets
You simply cannot live in Florida without hearing about the python found in the Everglades who exploded when it tried to swallow an alligator.
Or maybe the iguanas which became so cold in a state park, they began falling from the trees. Florida is like that. A land with weird stories about weird creatures.
The thing is, these creatures are not native to Florida and when faced with a fine for having them and no place to turn to if you can no longer care for them, many people simply turn them loose. Obviously, that program has not been working so well.
According to the Associated Press in a story in the Miami Herald, "Residents who own reptiles that are not native to Florida can now give up their pets without facing a penalty whenever they want."
Or maybe the iguanas which became so cold in a state park, they began falling from the trees. Florida is like that. A land with weird stories about weird creatures.
The thing is, these creatures are not native to Florida and when faced with a fine for having them and no place to turn to if you can no longer care for them, many people simply turn them loose. Obviously, that program has not been working so well.
According to the Associated Press in a story in the Miami Herald, "Residents who own reptiles that are not native to Florida can now give up their pets without facing a penalty whenever they want."
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