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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PET OWNERS!: please read!
16 years ago
General
If you own a cat, dog, rabbit, gold fish or most commonly domesticated farm animals and have no desire to own anything more interesting, no one you care about with any desire therein, and pretty much disdain the trade of all animals that don't fit into the list above, read no further. this does not concern you.
HOWEVER
If you enjoy owning ferrets, hamsters, reptiles, tropical fish, small mammals, parakeets , birds and parrots, and anything in the pet trade that that is NOT a cat, dog, goldfish or farm animal. THIS GREATLY CONCERNS YOU.
HR 669 Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act
( http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-669 )
Prevents the sale, trade, adoption, breeding and transportation of 'alternative' pets across state lines.
In laymans' terms this means:
-you can no longer buy trade sell or adopt these animals.
-if your exotic vet is across state lines you cannot take them there.
-additionally do not plan on moving out of state.
-common childhood pets such as hamsters, parakeets and guppies would be affected
-if two of your tropical fish have babies, even by accident, they could be confiscated and destroyed. (this is true of all 'alternative pets' but anyone who's owned a guppy or other livebearer knows how hard this is to prevent.)
-if you own an animal that eats live prey such as mice and rats you will no longer be able to obtain food for it.
Stand up and say NO! Write congress or attend your next meeting and ask why they want to take away your pets!
Thousands of people i this country with allergies rely on the alternative pet trade for their companion animals! Not to mention all of the pet stores that could potentially close and the employees that would lose their jobs.
I am sure there are enough people who rely on the exotic pet trade to live, and it will not pass, but if enough of us don't make our voice heard, how can we be sure?
Visit http://www.pijac.org/ or the link above for more info.
Yes, pet trade and bad pet ownership needs to be controlled.
This is not the way.
EDIT:
After a bit of searching I found several petitions online. Here is one: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-our-pets-stop-hr-669
I encourage you to find others as well.
HOWEVER
If you enjoy owning ferrets, hamsters, reptiles, tropical fish, small mammals, parakeets , birds and parrots, and anything in the pet trade that that is NOT a cat, dog, goldfish or farm animal. THIS GREATLY CONCERNS YOU.
HR 669 Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act
( http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-669 )
Prevents the sale, trade, adoption, breeding and transportation of 'alternative' pets across state lines.
In laymans' terms this means:
-you can no longer buy trade sell or adopt these animals.
-if your exotic vet is across state lines you cannot take them there.
-additionally do not plan on moving out of state.
-common childhood pets such as hamsters, parakeets and guppies would be affected
-if two of your tropical fish have babies, even by accident, they could be confiscated and destroyed. (this is true of all 'alternative pets' but anyone who's owned a guppy or other livebearer knows how hard this is to prevent.)
-if you own an animal that eats live prey such as mice and rats you will no longer be able to obtain food for it.
Stand up and say NO! Write congress or attend your next meeting and ask why they want to take away your pets!
Thousands of people i this country with allergies rely on the alternative pet trade for their companion animals! Not to mention all of the pet stores that could potentially close and the employees that would lose their jobs.
I am sure there are enough people who rely on the exotic pet trade to live, and it will not pass, but if enough of us don't make our voice heard, how can we be sure?
Visit http://www.pijac.org/ or the link above for more info.
Yes, pet trade and bad pet ownership needs to be controlled.
This is not the way.
EDIT:
After a bit of searching I found several petitions online. Here is one: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-our-pets-stop-hr-669
I encourage you to find others as well.
regardless, i will write my congressman.