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Dyesub Dave

Dyesub Dave

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That is absolute INSANITY !!! I can see them wanting to stop the collection of animals and importing them but to stop people from breeding captive animals is ridiculous. :-x

Not only would this shut down the entire pet trade as the video mentions but it also prevents hobbyists from breeding their animals in captivity which may be the only way that some species will survive with the continuing destruction of their natural habitats.

It certainly also seems like a very strange time to be trying to implement this bill with the economy in the shape it's in. I think I will try some of the online protests as I can't send my objections through the suggested method being from Canada. I certainly hope that they don't try to pass a similar law here. The imbecillic by-laws make it difficult enough.

Dyesub Dave.
 
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Scott Smith

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Just got off the phone with Brian. Over 1600 emails. That is great!!!
WE NEED ALOT MORE!!!!!
Get all the people you can.We need to stop this.
This is a very important weekend. We need to get enough emails and views to get the media in this.

Thanks
Scott Smith
Scott Smith's All Animal Expo
Scott Smith's All Animal Expo
 
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Gecko Newbie

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Done!

I sent my email AND told all my teacher friends with classroom pets about it using "tell a friend." I'm sure they'll email, too! :)

Thanks for letting us know about this important situation.
 
zack

zack

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i just did it and if it does pass whos up for a fight:fight:

p.s. and by fight i ment going to d.c. and telling thos assholes what we are all about
 
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Scott Smith

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Over 4,600 emails so far keep it up. We still need a lot more.
Send one a day.


Scott Smith

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Scott Smith

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Alot of stuff happening. Most of it good. I can't say anything now but we are starting to be heard.
7,200 emails so far. We need to keep it going. Don't let up.

We can save our animals and our hobby.

Thank you


Scott Smith

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Scott Smith's All Animal Expo
 
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LarryLockard

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I sent e-mails to my congressmen and to each of the originating authors of the bill, stating that it is a bill that will cost the economy millions, perhaps even billions of dollars to be lost if passed and I figured that they wouldn't want to be responsible for that kind of economic fallout. Besides we are talking about animals that detrimentally impact the environment, most of those arrive in this country not as someone's future pet, but as stowaways on transports, whatever the mode is. These politicians need to hit the books more, and the twitter less. FIGHT THE POWER!
 
Turtlestork

Turtlestork

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I think this should be pinned somewhere important. We NEED to stop this from passing. Otherwise ALL of our geckos can no longer be kept or bred. I'm pretty sure there is no grandfathering program, either. NEVER AGAIN will we be able to see our geckos eat their crickets. NEVER! EVERYONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP THIS!!!!!!!!
 
cliff_f

cliff_f

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Turtlestork said:
I think this should be pinned somewhere important. We NEED to stop this from passing. Otherwise ALL of our geckos can no longer be kept or bred. I'm pretty sure there is no grandfathering program, either. NEVER AGAIN will we be able to see our geckos eat their crickets. NEVER! EVERYONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP THIS!!!!!!!!
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All current exotics will be grandfathered in if it passes. I really don't think it stands a chance, but I am sure it wont go away very easy just like we won't let it pass without a fight. I am sure if it doesn't pass we will see it come back in different forms many times.
 
Turtlestork

Turtlestork

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Ok, I figured but just thought it should be added in. I doubt it will pass either, but some big organizations stand behind it, such as the Word Wildlife Federation among others. It needs some attention.
 
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Scott Smith

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10,500 emails sent!!!!!!! We can't stop. We need to overwhelm them so they will not even think about another bill like this.

Send more emails!!!!!


Monday April 20 is going to be a national call in day. Call your congressmen.

ALL DAY


Scott Smith

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ncw

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What most disturbs me about this bill is the seeming lack of awareness... I only found out about this horrible bill today while at my local reptile show, and even there it didn't seem to be a huge issue on a lot of the buyers and vendor's minds....

Anyway, glad to see that so many emails have been sent. Keep up the great work. I'll continue to raise the alarm where I am.
 
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The_Boaphile

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Full court Press against HR669!

The Reptile Nation is a bunch of Grass Roots Warriors! The letter count now tops 40,000 letters. The phone calls have clogged the Congressional phone lines. We are the smallest constituent group and we have dwarfed the response of the pet industry and all the other affected industries combined. The Reptile Nation has turned Capitol Hill upside down with phone calls and buried them under an avalanche of letters!!!

We have been focused on the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife.... because that is where the fight is! USARK has led the charge and the Reptile Nation has had an impact never seen before! Others may try and take credit for your victory when it comes, but no one can take this from those that have worked so hard to force the Subcommittee to take notice. It will belong to the Reptile Nation.

We are now in the 11th hour. I know that many of you have worked tirelessly to make this happen. You have my gratitude and respect. We need one more big push to KILL HR669. USARK will not compromise on this fundamentally flawed Bill. Our enemies at the Defenders of Wildlife have been so threatened by what we have done that they sent out a slick propaganda piece to influence the Subcommittee, but it is to little to late. They are doomed to be crushed under the weight of the Reptile Nation.

I need one more day of intense calling to Subcommittee offices. Get everyone you can think of to call and OPPOSE HR669. Call all day long. Overwhelm Capitol Hill again! They are unbelieving that we have been able to engineer this feat, and are destroying their Bill. MAKE YOUR CALLS!

With the Greatest Respect,

Andrew Wyatt

President USARK

To make it easier here are just the names and the phone number of each member and what to say. You can copy and paste them into a word document and print it up.

1. Give your name.

2. Remind them that they are on the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs Oceans & Wildlife.

3. Tell them you want to put on record your Strong Opposition to HR669.

4. Thank them for listening to your concerns.


Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Ch)(NP-Guam)
202/225-1188

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
202/225-2726

Henry Brown (R-SC)
202/225-3176

Lois Capps (D-CA)
202/225-3601

William Cassidy (R-LA)
202/225-3901

Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
202/225-7751

Donna M. Christensen (NP-Virgin Islands)
202/225-1790

Diana L. DeGette (D-CO)
202/225-4431

Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (NP – American Samoa)
202/225-8577

Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
202/225-2635

John Fleming (R-LA)
202/225-2777

Doc Hastings (R-WA)
202/225-5816

Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
202/225-3611

Ronald James Kind (D-WI)
202/225-5506

Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. (D-MD)
202/225-5311

Douglas L. Lamborn (R-CO)
202/225-4422

Frank J. Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
202/225-4671

Pedro R. Pierluisi (NP-Puerto Rico)
202/225-2615

Nick Joe Rahall, II (D-WV)
202/225-3452

Gregorio Sablan (I- Mariana Islands)
202/225-2646

Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
202/225-5456

Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
202/225-4261

Donald E. Young (R-AK)
202/225-5765
 
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