Cheo Samad
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 2, 2017
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An even greater point. There is absolutely no upside to this. It's like whiping out the market satisfying the demand so when they create a black market they can say 'I told you so.'That may be true. However, I contend that the domestic pet trade has little effect on the survival of these species of Poecilotheria in the wild, because the current demand is met by captive breeding. Banning these animals from the domestic pet trade, however, could very well have the effect of creating demand for these animals to be smuggled out of their native habitats.