I’d love to plant a really awesome (as in, how much room do you really need to grow corn?) garden this year, but I also struggle with time constraints and might have to move halfway through the summer, since I’ll be spending about a month’s rent in gas alone if I don’t. So, who knows?

Personally, I think we have enough problems with getting people to properly care for dogs and cats. I don’t get the appeal of exotics, generally, and believe it’s a very rare person indeed with anough money, knowledge and time to dedicate to proper care of these animals, so most people are better off without them. (Not to mention the whole issue of animal-dealer scum.)
Isn’t that a counterarguement to itself, though? I mean there are people that seem to believe that other people should not have dogs and cats because some people don’t take care of them. Bad pet owners are bad pet owners whether it’s a chihuahua or a monkey.

And, where is the line drawn on the exotics? How is keeping say, an African Grey, any “better” than keeping a Parakeet or keeping a hawk?

Right. This is the main problem!

Also - thanks for the shout out. Homey. ; )