Let's thin the herd

For his encore performance, Governor Strickland decided to make sure no one in the state has exotic animals...........

Exiting Gov. Ted Strickland banned new exotic pets Thursday in one of the few remaining states without such a restriction, and allowed existing pets to be kept only under tough new rules.

Though Strickland’s emergency executive order is only effective for 90 days, Gov.-elect John Kasich said he saw no immediate reason to reverse it after he takes office Monday.

Ohio was one of fewer than 10 states remaining where wild pet ownership was virtually unchecked.

Read the executive order on the Politics Extra blog

Strickland’s order called for a ban on the future ownership, breeding, sale, trade or barter of wild animals “that are dangerous to human health and safety.” People who already own exotic pets will now have to register them with the state and will be barred from breeding or selling their boas, chimpanzees, tigers, bears and other wild animals.

The order fulfills Strickland’s end of a deal brokered by his administration with the Humane Society of the United States, other animal rights groups and Ohio’s agribusiness industry. The agreement prompted the Humane Society to withdraw a ballot issue containing a litany of restrictions on pet ownership and treatment and livestock care.

In a statement, he said the agreement “will keep Ohio’s vital agriculture industry profitable while appropriately updating animal care standards.”

“This rule will help protect Ohioans from deaths and serious injuries caused by attacks from dangerous wild animals held in private ownership,” he said.

You know what cracks me up about liberals. They're big purveyors in the belief that humans evolved from some fungus or bacteria.

So if you are a big believer in natural selection, why would you try and protect dumb asses from killing themselves with exotic animals?

I look at it like a great herd thinning. Who needs the drops of urine in the human gene pool?

A couple of years ago, The Lovely Mrs. Gekko just happened to be in an ER when they brought in a dead dude who had been squeezed to death by his pet python. Apparently, he was truly blue from head to toe.

The guy was a drunken derelict the human race is better for it.

Why would we want to stop someone from their own stupidity?