Thanks John, I took the survey. Personally I am all for legislation that controls the keeping of "pets", if it is good legislation, based on sound principles, with a healthy dash of common sense.
Unfortunately this is required when one lives in a city, full of irresponsible pet owners. A trip to the local animal shelter should be enough of an eye opener for most folks. Have you ever visited those facilities, located in Winnipeg? People are cruel, and there are a **** ton of pet owners in EVERY city that shouldn't be allowed to keep a pet rock. When you live within close quarters of other humans, you have to accept the fact that not all people are going to act responsibly, and certain regulations and laws have to be in effect, including for pet ownership. Personally I do not want to live next door to someone that owns 5 dogs, and 20 chickens, anymore than I want to live next door to someone that cranks out heavy metal tunes 24/7, with their windows wide open so that folks a city block away can't sleep without closing all of their windows. It sounds like you haven't lived in the city for some time, so perhaps you have forgotten how stunned many folks are, when it comes to being
neighborly?
If the legislation passes as it now stands, it would among other things completely ban the possession of probably 90% of the aquarium species now in the hobby...as well as reptiles, birds, invertebrates...everything. Anything wild-collected would be out the window. Anything that poses any sort of risk to humans...and this is so broadly defined that it would include such technically-venomous species as Corydoras catfish...would be banned. Anything requiring large tanks...banned.
I think that you are making some HUGE assumptions amigo, which in reality will most likely never come to fruition. From your comment, as well as others that you have made here on MFK, you appear to be very anti-big brother, and anti-government. Yes? I'm fine with that, certainly there are some valid reasons for both, and you and I have both been around the block long enough to understand that one should never blindly believe anyone that is attempting to sell you a bag of goods - but unlike you I am not reading this the same as you are. Not even close. Corydoras won't be on a hit list, and neither will most tropical species, including those collected from the wild. The city of Winnipeg appears to be attempting to appease the majority of people living in the city. Is this not how cities apply their policies, from speed limits, to noise bylaws? Hopefully their decision makers apply common sense, while balancing what is fair, and safe, for all parties concerned. If we are only focusing on the animals, and not the owners, potentially I see some good coming from this.
BTW John - this thread from a local forum was from 2010, do you recall when this was initially released, and how it later played out? I haven't posted there in years, but the topic is still there. Just thought that yourself and fellow Canucks might find it interesting.
New CFIA Aquatic Import Regulations - General Aquaria Discussion - AlbertaAquatica
At the end of the day a LOT of Canucks got worked up over that as well, mostly for nothing. A decade plus later and the vast majority of tropical fish can & are still being imported into Canada. At the time their was a HUGE uproar across Canada by fish keeping folks, due to some seriously sloppy regulations put in place by our federal government. I'm guessing that in 2022 most Canadian fish keepers have no memory of this ever being part of a discussion.