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"This video and song is in response to a letter I got from a chinchilla rancher. he saw my interview in the Daily Herald talking against the fur industry. Here is his letter to me I am an International Chinchilla Judge as is my wife of 51 years, and owner of PSK Chinchilla Ranch and Sullivan Fur Dressing. We have been in the Chinchilla business going on 43 years. The only time I heard of you was that ridiculous letter you put in the Spectrum paper Jan. 13, 08. I understand your attachment to a chinchilla. Sorry for your loss. But get real, join peta who slaughters 97.4% of their so called ""Rescues"", or some other ridicules thing or group. For your info there would be no pet chinchillas or any others for that matter if it were not for the popularity of Chinchilla as a fur garment, that means ""pelts"", not pets. In the wild there are very few live animals if any at all. I was a guest of the Chile National Chinchilla Organization and the Chilean Government for the opening of the Sanctuary and preserve for the wild Chinchilla several years ago. As Chile, Argentina and Bolivia were their point on origin of the animal. Mainly Chile. I spent several hours on the site and found no evidence that any wild Chins were even there. If so there are very few. You pet people are successfully destroying what we have built up over the years. Chinchilla has been my family's life. It is a sad day that the beautiful little animal will one day be a note in the history books, destroyed by a bunch of crazy do gooders. There is nothing you can do to improve the breed with your misguided zeal. You will never develop the expertise or the knowledge to better the breed. You will never make it your life's work to improve the breed. Just suck off of some one that has, and there are many. They are cutting their own throats as many have discovered . 20 years past there were 100,000 plus pelts produced in the USA. We led the world in quality and pelt production. Now that number is greatly reduced from that and the center of production has moved back to South America. The USA still has the best quality but that also will pass. All you pet owners are doing is destroying a wonderful renewable source of warmth, beauty and comfort. The animal was developed by Commercial Ranchers and improved to where it is today because of the fur market. In the wild they looked like mangy ground squirrels. These Ranchers bred the quality to what you see today from these ""ground squirrels."" These Ranchers treat their animals with the greatest kindness and care. The same as Ranchers of Cows, horses, pigs , poultry and all livestock have been improved for the good of the human race as food and clothing. It is a business and requires caring. If one does not care one will not succeed. But you probably don't wear leather or eat meat or dairy, just plants, sorry, poor little plants they feel to. By the way they also have been improved by humanity for humanity and for human consumption. They also are a renewable resource. And by the way we don't sell pets as it is the cruelest thing that can be done to a Chinchilla. How many Chins live past 2 or 3 years as a pet? Yours did, I am surprised! Congratulations! Most don't. In our breeding herd we have had 100's live past 15 years and several into their 20's, providing upgrades in genetics and longevity to the breed. Our answer is no we will not sell you any pets. We only sell herd improvement animals and only to qualified Ranchers of which you are not one. I usually ignore pet requests but could not resist answering your inquiry. Pete Kiseskey PS: you could not had heard of our ""PET QUALITY CHINS"" as we have none. And yes those we have are Animanely treated. Not humanely treated, that is for humans. New word by me. Take note! _________________________________________ Please go to my website to hear samples from my Cd MUSIC FOR PETS AND PEOPLE also avaiable on ITUNES and CD BABY http://www.jamieglaser.com Lucky's Place http://www.luckysplace.net"