bivenator: Thanks for the awesome post - your daughter is obviously very down to earth - one of the best qualities a human being can possess, IMHO. Never knew about the putting to sleep technique...that's AMAZING! Keep up the good work!
Lee: I'm sure you and your daughter know that is a Chameleon your daughter is holding...I used to have some for pets and they are very fascinating creatures....here are some of mine:
Don't have children myself but here's my niece with my first Umbrella Cockatoo, Willoughby, when she was about 8 years old and visiting from South Florida - she's always loved animals and grew up with them in our family....she's now headed to college with a scholarship to study Marine Biology - I'm a very proud uncle!
Kids benefit greatly from association with animals!!!