WELCOME TO S.P.I.N. !
"Saving Sugar Gliders Through Education & Rescue"
e founders of S.P.I.N., along with as many volunteers as they can gather together, are attempting to combat the serious problem of MILL BREEDING.
Mill breeders sell gliders that are or can be:
1. sick (giardia, mites, fungal infections, and coxydia to name a few things)
2. disabled (by injury or birth defect)
3. genetically unsound (predisposed to things like HLP or blindness)
4. too young to be taken from their parents (less than 8 weeks OOP)
5. dehydrated
6. underweight
7. gliders that are much older than the age they are advertising them to be
8. or have been kept in delporable and inexcusable condtions and are then sold based on impulse purchasing with no research encouraged
Our way of fighting this growing and deeply concerning problem is by EDUCATING and INFORMING the communities predominantly affected by mill breeders. We take the time to go to fairs, trade shows, festivals, expos… anywhere glider owners, future glider owners, or mill breeders ARE, HAVE BEEN, or MIGHT BE GOING. We wear matching t-shirts, hand out informational flyers, and occasionally give out free promotional products as well. Sometimes, we appear in conjunction with a reputable breeder or with someone who makes or sells glider products who is local to the area where the venue is located. We point owners or people considering ownership of sugar gliders in the direction of safe, sound glider information. We let them know the REAL DEAL about sugar gliders… what they are, where they come from,
and how to feed and care for them PROPERLY.
The idea is to DISPEL THE MYTHS SOLD BY THE MILL BREEDERS and to DEBUNK THE HYPE about outdated information.
We want to help the general public understand the TRUTH…
not the garbage that mill breeders and others (no matter how well-meaning they may be) often tell potential owners just to make a sale.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CRUSADE, YOU CAN copy/paste and print our fliers for use OR you can CONTACT US and request the fliers be emailed to you
TOGETHER WE CAN REACH OUR GOALS AND SAVE SO MANY GLIDERS!
We encourage you to contact us for more information and JOIN THE CRUSADE TO EDUCATE THE MILL BREEDERS AND THE PUBLIC by doing what we do in your own “neck of the woods”… and don’t forget to tell us about your experiences by
CONTACTING US!
NEW STUFF:
S.P.I.N. is finishing paperwork for becoming a Florida non-profit corporation & will soon be completing the necessary paperwork to become a 501(3)(c) non-profit!
Breeder: A person who breeds gliders with the intent of selling them for profit... often USDA licensed & inspected
Class B Broker: A person or organization who purchases gliders from a breeder with the intent of reselling the gliders for a profit... often USDA licensed and inspected... obtains veterinarian health certificates on animals prior to sale
Mill Breeder: A person or organization who breeds gliders with the intent of selling them for profit AND who mistreats, mishouses, improperly feeds, carelessly handles, purposely inbreeds, and/or does not provide proper veterinary care to said gliders and/or keeps gliders in unsanitary/dangerous surroundings... often is NOT USDA licensed and inspected... often does not obtain veterinarian health certificates on animals prior to sale OR provides falsified, fraudulent documents
Rescue: A glider in imminent danger or in extreme distress, that is injured or ill and whose owner surrenders it to a rescue home or organization because of any of the follwoing:
Inability to pay for necessary medical care for an injured or ill glider
Inability to feed the glider
Inability to protect the glider from known harm the glider is receiving
Inability to properly care for a glider with a medical condition such as a long term illness, deformity, disability, or injury
Rehome: A glider not in any distress, not injured, & not in an imminent danger whose owner chooses to find it a new home
Meet Flaky!
Flaky is loved and spolied by his human slave, Paula!
Flaky is a Platinum, Mosaic, Ring-Tailed sugar glider
CONCERNED ABOUT HR669??
HR669 is a bill set to go before congress for approval on April 26th, 2009. It's purpose is to ban exotic species that are not native to teh United States from being imported to the U.S., sold or bred in the U.S., or from being transported across state lines within the U.S.
*Be advised an APPROVED list and a BANNED list of animals WILL be a part of this bill- it is important if you own NON-US ENVIRONMENT THREATENING exotic species that you do what you can to get them on the APPORVED list. ANY animal NOT on the approved list- EVEN if it is also not on the BANNED list WILL BE BANNED. You will NOT have to stop OWNING them- but you WILL be required to get a PERMIT to keep them, NEVER breed them again, NEVER sell them again AND never travel across state lines with them again.*
FOR MORE INFO ON HR669 AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
THE BILL ITSELF
A LAYMAN'S TERMS EXPLAINATION OF THE BILL
HOW TO STOP THE BILL OR REQUEST AMMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
