Comments on: Crocky horror! 15,000 crocodiles escape from South African reptile farm http://swns.com/news/crocky-horror-15000-crocodiles-escape-south-african-reptile-farm-30604/ News, pictures, features, real-life stories from around the world Mon, 20 May 2013 12:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Simon Addinsell http://swns.com/news/crocky-horror-15000-crocodiles-escape-south-african-reptile-farm-30604/#comment-28437 Simon Addinsell Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:17:03 +0000 http://swns.com/?p=30604#comment-28437 Ho ho ho....echoes of the Burmese pythons escaping in Florida during Hurricane Andrew, and now THEY are the dominant species locally....even killing alligators. Seems like a good idea to 'farm' creatures so that we can skin or eat them, but these fools NEVER seem to visualise the potential long-term problems that can be caused.....and they WILL escape; mink and parakeets in the UK, pythons, rabbits rats & cats... and now crocs 'Fish farming, great idea!'....now we have all sorts of health problems in these fish caused by proximity to their own waste, diseases + the addition of 'controlling' anti-biotics etc. Ho ho ho….echoes of the Burmese pythons escaping in Florida during Hurricane Andrew, and now THEY are the dominant species locally….even killing alligators. Seems like a good idea to ‘farm’ creatures so that we can skin or eat them, but these fools NEVER seem to visualise the potential long-term problems that can be caused…..and they WILL escape; mink and parakeets in the UK, pythons, rabbits rats & cats… and now crocs ‘Fish farming, great idea!’….now we have all sorts of health problems in these fish caused by proximity to their own waste, diseases + the addition of ‘controlling’ anti-biotics etc.

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