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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VanessaS" data-source="post: 79035" data-attributes="member: 4948">Unfortunately, this hobby brings out the worst in people too.  Since they are basically 'just' spiders, they are not protected the same way as other 'pets'. There are no standards of care afforded to other animals and there is nobody out there advocating for their well being. I think it is up to us, as a community, to ensure that people like that are not in the hobby.  We're the only ones who give a damn. I would say that most of his customers know as little as he does and he doesn't encounter that many people, like you, who know better. Ignorance and fear work in his favour.</blockquote>