The following may get me in trouble here, but I am a bit closer to this than many of you since I make my living from exotic animals.
Jack is a good guy when he is sober. Kasich shutting down the auctions is a violation of the law as it exists and it does not surprise me.
Hannah talks about back door trading. The C-bus zoo is one of the most notorious back door traders in the zoo biz.
I welcome inspections of my animals as long as we also begin inspecting dog breeders and other domestic animal keepers (many of which are far more dangerous). I pay thousands a year for insurance and in 30 years have never had a claim. I get licensed in up to a dozen states each year, including Ohio (which requires me to have a permit for a garter snake, but not a cobra). Whatever happens, the law MUST not be written by politicians, but with input from the stakeholders.
(wow, sounds like slots at tracks, huh?)
Any law MUST allow exemptions for legitimate educational pursuits (the Strickland Executive order did not, btw)
