THINK LIZARDS: "Invest in life, not death"
“Think Lizards” A special non-profit series
NOTE: “With this card,( this image is best at wall art,) it is more about if you have a pet lizard you need to invest your time and your money into caring for him or her right. So many “pet” Iguanas suffer greatly and die painful deaths because of uneducated keepers or owners, LEARN before you take one into your home. Spartigus is one of the LUCKY ones.” To learn how to care for an iguana you want to resuce VISIT: Green Iguana Society
When you buy a “Think Lizards” card or print, the money from the product will be donated to the International Reptile Conservation Foundation http://ircf.org/index.php.
A little about the “Think Lizards” card series:
I was blessed a few years back to visit and take photographs at Mr. John Binns’ home. Mr. Binns has over 50 Iguanas on the premises and in his care. They are fascinating to see. He has several breeds such as the Giant Green Iguana, a tropical iguana also known as the Common Green whch is the iguanas most pet owners have. He also has Rock Iguanas and Rhino Iguanas, which can live to be 100 years old! He also had a hybrid of the rare Blue Rock Iguana, an endangered species. To learn more and find out how you can help conserve these beautiful great lizards visit Cyclura.com. This site is owned and operated by the International Reptile Conservation Foundation, a non-profit California corporation. All content within this website is {C} 1999-2006 John Binns.
If you love reptiles and would like to help the rare Blue Iguana as well as other iguanas visit www.cyclura.com and learn what you can do to support this worthy cause.
“Saving animals helps to keep our planet alive. All God’s creatures are His children and have a place in His plan.”—Deep Red Tiger.
Learn more. Get involved.
Copyright
These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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THINK LIZARDS: "Invest in life, not death" belongs to the following groups:
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Renate Dartois
I will buy this card in a couple of weeks when I put my new card order in-I love his coloring really gorgeous.
Patricia Anne ...
That’s fantastic Rita!!! Sparticus is a rare rock iguana, he live with Mr. John Binns.
joan warburton
Outstanding photo and great cause, Patrish!
KenK
Beautiful shot Patrish. Great colors and I love his expression :)
Crockpot
Aww… this ROCKS!! I love it! Good job Patricia. :)
jamiewinter
outstanding wow
Carmen Mandel-...
Lovely series, Patricia, how wonderful and important this is.
Julie Marks
Fantastic photograph. I appreciate your narrative on the importance of learning how to care for repitles before purchasing them and neglecting their basic needs. Like dogs, cats and other animals in danger due to abuse and neglect, it is critical to inform people that sentient creatures like the beautiful Sparticus is not toy for adults or children and when taken out of their natural habitat, they are dependant on us for their survival. Education is critically important. People will buy dalmations after their children see the movie 101 Dalmations because they are cute without any knowledge whether the breed suits their family. So many animals end of in pounds because of people’s lack of understanding how much care is necessary to raise healthy and happy animals or reptiles. They are not like Wegman’s Weimreiner’s who exist in his fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. It is hard work that requires responsibility and committment to whatever creature we choose to love and nourish. Your photograph is wonderful and i love your message hoping more people will listen to your great advice.
judymin
Great photo Patricia, he looks like he is smiling at us, very cool! And more important is your words and how you are supporting the cause! Such true words, we must all learn about our pets before we consider buying either a lizard, snake or a cat or a dog :)
Alex Tebb
Hi Patricia – that’s a great photo! I love lizards, especially iguanas, and I love the purpose behind this series. It’s great that you are sticking up for them, when a lot of people REALLY don’t think things through when purchasing these kinds of animals as pets. I will definately add a card into my next order. I have plans for drawing one soon. And thanks for adding me to your favourites – I really appreciate :)
Patricia Anne ...
Very cool Lexy! And your mighty welcomed, your art is fantastic!
Carmen Mandel-...
Thank you for adding this lovely Iguana and your informative text along your pledge to Art for Conservation.
Bandicoot
Hi Patricia,
Great photo and a great cause. Reptiles tend to get a raw deal in society as a whole, but one of the strengths of belonging to a group such as this is the encouragement that is gained by other like minded people. Keep up the good work.
Bevan
Patricia Anne ...
Thank you so much Bandicoot, It is SOOO true reptiles get trated bad, and people don’t seem to think it is a big deal because theyare so hooked on thinking reptiles are stupid and don’t know anything. THAT is WARONG My Mikie is far from stupid. it’s true, they are not as smart as dogs, but they are not tipid either. Mikie can do a lot for a lizard. Iguana are a very smart lizard, they are clever. BUT it takes a LONG time for tehm to trust a human and you may not notice how much they know for at least 2 years, the time it take to tame one, with a LOT of handleing, bitting and forgiving!
ECGardner
He’s beautiful, and I love the look he is giving you. I think people have a habit of seeing these cute, tiny little iguanas, water dragons, monitors, and snakes in the pet store and they don’t think about the fact that they are going to get very large and have special needs. You are doing a great thing by educating people about these wonderful creatures.
aspectsoftmk
oh excellent patricia…i will go to the site later…cheers to you also….terri
mlgkats
excellent capture, he is awesome
Van Cordle
Soo cool!
Katrina Bodogh
handsome looking fella.
I miss my Iguana.
Terri Chandler
Wonderful photo Patricia and your words and efforts are admirable. Well done!
jdmphotography
This image would be very good in the Eye Contact Group ...... Lovely work well done ! .....