Ban on Non-Native Species Keeping! HR 669

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· Ban on Non-Native Species Keeping! HR 669, **Fish, Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles & Rodents**

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amercnwmn View Member Profile	Apr 10 2009, 08:14 AM Post #11
Professional Marathon Lounger Group: Manager Posts: 5,493 Joined: 28-May 06 From: Arkansas Member No.: 953 Stock List: "And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." Age: 33 Who referred you?: All Hail the Dragon. My Lord and Keeper	Here's what you can do folks!! Go to this website NO TO HR 669 DO SOMETHING! and follow the instructions. There is a place to enter your Zip code to find your local Representative, and even a sample letter you can cut/paste into an email. Please follow up with phone calls!!! I am writing all of this down, and planning to try to find a way to print this info out and leave it in public places, post it on pet store windows, whatever. Please do the same, even if you only tell ONE person and they tell someone they know, it will spread. GET THE WORD OUT OR WE WILL LOSE OUR PETS!

amercnwmn View Member Profile	Apr 10 2009, 09:08 AM Post #12
Professional Marathon Lounger Group: Manager Posts: 5,493 Joined: 28-May 06 From: Arkansas Member No.: 953 Stock List: "And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." Age: 33 Who referred you?: All Hail the Dragon. My Lord and Keeper	If passed, this bill would eliminate the estimated 3 BILLION dollar reptile hobbyist economy. With the whole economic crisis at hand, I can't even believe that anyone would THINK of eliminating even more jobs, and taking away things people are so passionate about. This isn't even about JUST reptiles, sugar gliders, hamsters, gerbils, etc would be banned. If you or your child buys a couple of pet hamsters today, and let's say you wound up with a male and female, if this ban passes, if they have babies ALL OF them would be confiscated and euthanized. Now imagine you are a Pet store owner, how would this impact you? Imagine you are a hobbyist who keeps African Cichlids, or South American Cichlids, you would not be allowed to keep your fish. Here is a short video from Al Coritz (ViperKeeper) on YouTube illustrating this bill, and explaining WHY it is so important you do SOMETHING. DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! By ViperKeeper

amercnwmn View Member Profile	Apr 10 2009, 09:48 AM Post #13
Professional Marathon Lounger Group: Manager Posts: 5,493 Joined: 28-May 06 From: Arkansas Member No.: 953 Stock List: "And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." Age: 33 Who referred you?: All Hail the Dragon. My Lord and Keeper	Here is Gary Orner of TheReptileRoom.org talking about HR669. Feel free to embed this video or others like it on your Myspace, or personal websites to get the word out. There are more videos like this on youtube.com

WaterChangeWarri... WaterChangeWarrior View Member Profile	Apr 10 2009, 06:25 PM Post #14
Aqua Phoenix Group: Proprietor Posts: 5,743 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Indiana Member No.: 462 Stock List: "Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, these are principles which every man of every faith can embrace" "these are not polite suggestions, these are codes of behavior, and those of you that's ignored them will pay the dearest cost" "there are varying degrees of evil, we urge you lesser forms of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over, into true corruption, into our domain" "but if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see we three, and on that day, you will repent" Age: 50 Who referred you?: the fish sent me	Excellent stuff Courtney! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clapsmiley.gif) I checked out the NOHR669 (click on it!) website, lots of good information, and they make it extremely easy to contact your representative and let your wishes be known! Also, this new banner in my sig came from there. I have added it here and on several other sites that I go to frequently. There are several banner designs to choose from, some avatars also, so check it out. I will be adding some to my MySpace account and sending links to the site out in a bulletin to all my friends....asking them to voice their opinions and in turn send the bulletin out to all their friends, we need massive amounts of people to make their displeasure known about this joke of a resolution. This is stuff that could lead to the end of the hobby as we know it, folks...so PLEASE join in with us on this!

WaterChangeWarri... WaterChangeWarrior View Member Profile	Apr 15 2009, 07:07 AM Post #15
Aqua Phoenix Group: Proprietor Posts: 5,743 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Indiana Member No.: 462 Stock List: "Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, these are principles which every man of every faith can embrace" "these are not polite suggestions, these are codes of behavior, and those of you that's ignored them will pay the dearest cost" "there are varying degrees of evil, we urge you lesser forms of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over, into true corruption, into our domain" "but if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see we three, and on that day, you will repent" Age: 50 Who referred you?: the fish sent me	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FPfL212CB8

WaterChangeWarri... WaterChangeWarrior View Member Profile	Apr 19 2009, 02:57 PM Post #16
Aqua Phoenix Group: Proprietor Posts: 5,743 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Indiana Member No.: 462 Stock List: "Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, these are principles which every man of every faith can embrace" "these are not polite suggestions, these are codes of behavior, and those of you that's ignored them will pay the dearest cost" "there are varying degrees of evil, we urge you lesser forms of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over, into true corruption, into our domain" "but if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see we three, and on that day, you will repent" Age: 50 Who referred you?: the fish sent me	BUMP Feel free to add any other info or YouTube links you guys run across concerning this! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bigtup.gif)

amercnwmn View Member Profile	Apr 19 2009, 07:40 PM Post #17
Professional Marathon Lounger Group: Manager Posts: 5,493 Joined: 28-May 06 From: Arkansas Member No.: 953 Stock List: "And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." Age: 33 Who referred you?: All Hail the Dragon. My Lord and Keeper	PetSmart has actually taken a stance against HR669... According to Pet Hobbyist.com PETSMART TAKES A STAND AGAINST HR669, PetSmart taken the following stance: QUOTE Just how seriously is PetSmart taking H.R. 669? "Very seriously," says Bruce Richardson, PetSmart director of external communications. "We are working with our partners to advocate for a more effective approach to regulating harmful non-native species." PetSmart now joins the ranks of thousands pet owners and pet businesses across the United States who have issued statements or faxed or emailed letters to congress opposing H.R. 669. From Petsmart's press release: The bill creates severe restrictions that could adversely impact the importation, breeding, sale, or interstate transport of common household pets such as gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, fish, and various birds, reptiles and amphibians in the U.S. A coalition of animal rights groups that includes the Humane Society of the U.S. is pushing for the bill's passage without amendments. While PetSmart agrees with and supports the underlying premise of the proposed regulation - to keep harmful non-native species out of the country - we oppose the proposed legislation on several grounds. You can read what grounds they oppose the legislation under on the website above.

amercnwmn View Member Profile	Apr 19 2009, 07:42 PM Post #18
Professional Marathon Lounger Group: Manager Posts: 5,493 Joined: 28-May 06 From: Arkansas Member No.: 953 Stock List: "And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." Age: 33 Who referred you?: All Hail the Dragon. My Lord and Keeper	Good to see that PetSmart has taken a stance and has publicly called out HSUS. Many folks confuse the HSUS with the Humane Societies locally.

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