Re: UPDATE: HR2811 Amendment
Maybe we should be letting the HSUS know how we feel as well.
http://www.hsus.org/contact_us/government_affairs.html
Re: UPDATE: HR2811 Amendment
"USARK is also pleased to report that it has secured a meeting with the office of Senator Bill Nelson during August recess to discuss modifications to the Senate counterpart to HR2811, S373."
w00t! Hell yeah!
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Thats amazing, however I will not fill myself with blind hope.
It really does seem like we can prevail over this bill.
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I know that burm people(and african rock too) will yell that they were sold out. I hope that this bill will INCREASE the value of CB burmese. BUrmese normal and albino babies should increase in value without the imported ones coming in cheap.
Yes, trying to look for a silver lining.
USARK has done pretty well considering they wanted to ban all exotics of every species, not even just reptiles. The excuse they were using was burmese in the everglades, and now we have a hunt program, and possibly a ban on importation of burmese and african rocks. With more effort on USARK's part, perhaps they can get it even more lessened.
A big thank you to everyone making calls and faxes and emails! We need to keep up pressure to make OUR representatives listen to our voices.
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Do we still need to be calling this morning?
I ask because of this new update. I know stuff is happening with all of this and USARK is keeping us updated as they go.
I just wasn't sure with this new information if we still need to be calling this morning.
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I still made my calls requesting that expert testimony be heard before they vote on it. Most of the people answering were nice. Only got hung up on by one when I told him where I was calling from.
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Now included in the emil from USARK is a link to a "Committee on the Judiciary" webpage.
Are we able to watch the hearing like with HR669?
Im having a hard time getting it to load, could be this new iMac though....
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2kdime
Now included in the emil from USARK is a link to a "Committee on the Judiciary" webpage.
Are we able to watch the hearing like with HR669?
Im having a hard time getting it to load, could be this new iMac though....
I cannot get it to load on my mac either anyone else in and watching?
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If they are able to add anything to the Injurious Wildlife list regardless of any possible future exemptions for sale or interstate commerce, this is a huge loss / failure. They would be added without due scientific study, opening the doors wide open for easy access to anything in the future. Addition to the injurious list without due scientific research is akin to incarceration without due process or conviction.
Step by step we are walking ourselves down our own path to destruction by allowing them to change the rules to the game.