I also get extremely frustrated of lack of care and improper advice. I did weeks of research before taking mine from a relative two years ago and since then I have learned an incredible amount, and still learning!
I read a few days ago about two beardies being dumped in a cemetery somewhere in the UK. Local charity organizations are working towards stopping the sale of exotics, it's too easy to buy one with too little knowledge and that upsets me.
Through a friend, I know someone whose daughter wanted a beardie for Christmas and her mother gave her the money for it.. A few days before Christmas Eve this girl, I think she is 15 years old, went out and picked one up, a couple month old baby beardie. AND THAT'S ALL SHE WENT HOME WITH. Just the beardie, no tank, no lights, no food, no heat, absolutely nothing and she had kept him in a tub with a blow heater in the room. I was so so angry.
So, what I did was I bought a new vivarium for my baby Rocky and I decided to give this girl my original set up, I spent Christmas Eve changing over tanks to ensure her beardie had a decent start in life, my partner and I carried these heavy things up and down stairs, in and out of the car, I gave her some of the decor from Rocky's old tank, the heat lamp, the uvb and reflector, I told her everything I knew about beardie care, I directed her to this site for help and gave her my number and I also printed her the Beautiful Dragons Nutrition Chart to refer to with regard to foods. I didn't sleep that night, I got home around 7am Christmas morning. But it was worth it, I knew I was doing a good thing.
To my surprise, this same beardie was missing last week. It turns out her very young nephew had gone into her room and opened the tank, they found him the following day in her mothers room on the floor behind the bed.
I totally understand that sometimes people have to give up their reptiles and they may go to an unsuitable home, we can't help that but there's no excuse for this kind of stupidity and laziness, it is a lot of responsibility for an adult, let alone a child. What really should have happened there is, the pet shop owner should have asked questions, as a vet would, as to whether she knows what she is doing but I really don't think he cared to ask. A lot of the time all that matters is the sale which upsets me a great deal. Much beardie illness comes from improper care due to bad advice.
I also would love a license to come into play.