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Saw this on CNN....thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="syzygy" data-source="post: 84835" data-attributes="member: 4361"><p>Interesting. I'd not even caught that she used the expression "illegal pet trade" when i watched the first time. I do know that it would be illegal for me to cross the border and attempt to bring some back.</p><p></p><p>These were added to CITES in the 80's when it was believed that they were being exported to the US and Asia in large numbers for the pet trade. At that time you could go into almost any pet store and they would have a few decent sized B.smith for $10 or so. Now that same spider could run $200+. I guess I was curious if anybody (particularly those here that have gotten into breeding) have heard if the current values were leading to a resurgence of this practice. This video seems to imply as much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="syzygy, post: 84835, member: 4361"] Interesting. I'd not even caught that she used the expression "illegal pet trade" when i watched the first time. I do know that it would be illegal for me to cross the border and attempt to bring some back. These were added to CITES in the 80's when it was believed that they were being exported to the US and Asia in large numbers for the pet trade. At that time you could go into almost any pet store and they would have a few decent sized B.smith for $10 or so. Now that same spider could run $200+. I guess I was curious if anybody (particularly those here that have gotten into breeding) have heard if the current values were leading to a resurgence of this practice. This video seems to imply as much. [/QUOTE]
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