PilbaraPythons
Very Well-Known Member
It has come to my attention that a member here has used APS private messages to claim that Luke Warren ( Iceman ) has supplied a captive bred Stimson hatchling bred in QLD with a confirmed case of OPMV.
While it is very true that this particular reptile did die within one day of purchase Luke has never received or seen the alleged veterinary report for cross examination of the vet who allegedly wrote it.
As the owner of the parents of the progeny in question I find this behavior adherent and this sort of premature defamation unfair.
Why go public here about this?
Simple, because besides one known pm, we do not know how many people other members have also received the same pm and want this matter to not get unfairly out of hand.
I urge anybody who may have received a pm warning about this unproven claim, ignore this until we get to the bottom of it.
At this stage Luke has been tried and convicted and defamed without due process even if behind the secrecy of private messages
Nobody should ever support the covering up of genuine cases of this disease but equally we should never automatically believe that one veterinary report is accurate without cross examination.
If this member had any morality he would allow at the very least the supplier the chance to read the alleged veterinary report and consult first hand with the Dr who wrote it.
Luke and myself cannot comment too much more on this matter until this is done but will certainly keep anybody who is interested as to what the real story is.
Luke does not for a minute believe he has or has ever had OPMV and furthermore has no sick reptiles.
Luke however did for a fact accidentally expose some individual to excess heat of which did cause the fatality of a few hatchling Stimsons. It may very well be the case that some of the siblings that survived actually had un noticed internal damage.
Off note: This member who purchased three Stimsons with one dying was fully refunded for the entire three.
Regards
Dave
While it is very true that this particular reptile did die within one day of purchase Luke has never received or seen the alleged veterinary report for cross examination of the vet who allegedly wrote it.
As the owner of the parents of the progeny in question I find this behavior adherent and this sort of premature defamation unfair.
Why go public here about this?
Simple, because besides one known pm, we do not know how many people other members have also received the same pm and want this matter to not get unfairly out of hand.
I urge anybody who may have received a pm warning about this unproven claim, ignore this until we get to the bottom of it.
At this stage Luke has been tried and convicted and defamed without due process even if behind the secrecy of private messages
Nobody should ever support the covering up of genuine cases of this disease but equally we should never automatically believe that one veterinary report is accurate without cross examination.
If this member had any morality he would allow at the very least the supplier the chance to read the alleged veterinary report and consult first hand with the Dr who wrote it.
Luke and myself cannot comment too much more on this matter until this is done but will certainly keep anybody who is interested as to what the real story is.
Luke does not for a minute believe he has or has ever had OPMV and furthermore has no sick reptiles.
Luke however did for a fact accidentally expose some individual to excess heat of which did cause the fatality of a few hatchling Stimsons. It may very well be the case that some of the siblings that survived actually had un noticed internal damage.
Off note: This member who purchased three Stimsons with one dying was fully refunded for the entire three.
Regards
Dave