What have YOU done TODAY to fight HR669?

I printed out a few fliers, had them put up at PETCO, MY Giant store, I also gave a couple to the vets...
I send out my email every day.

I also talk to my customers. I first ask them if they have pets and then I ask them if they have kids. I make it personal. I tell them about Ophelia who's got her own blanket on my mothers bed and watches Martha and The View every morning. I tell them that if this bill is passed, I won't be able to give my one-day kids the chance at some awesome pets. I remind them about their childhood pets. If you get personal, they act.

I also get people angry. I show them the "educational brochure" that NECIS has posted on their website too. That makes them angrier. Angry people do more it seems.

My manager says that as long as I'm not insulting anyone, I can tell anyone I want. We sell bird and small mammal supplies, so this bill would affect us too, even if it is a few thousand dollars or so.

I call and talk to staff for my representative. I don't give in. I am scared to all hell that this might pass, that ignorant people could ruin the lives of my friends, but I just keep going, pushing, telling, trying to stay strong.

As long as we have fighters, we'll get through this. I know we will.

In addition to letters and emails, along with facebook and myspace, I have sent numeours emails and letters to local news channels in my area, WKBW, WGRZ, and WIVB. still waiting to hear back from them

I have sent emails and made a few phone calls. Also got the parents to send a few emails.

Today, I sent everyone in the College of Design here at the University of Minnesota the Youtube video on the front page of BP.net.

There are a few hundred students in the CDES, and I have not received any negative feedback about sending out the email. So that is a good sign. :gj:

i have sent daily emails through nohr669,i have put up many posts on craigslist and myspace,mass emailed my friends and family,and i just wrote this letter the a host of a very popular morning radio show:

Mr,Rollins,

as a 3 year listener of your show,can i ask you to mention on the air,the Proposed bill going through the house of representatives,that if passed will ban any animals not native to America to be sold or bred,or purchased,as this effects Hamsters,Gerbils,Snakes,Iguanas,Guinea Pigs,Ferrets,Birds(including Parakeets),and even Fish(including Beta,and many saltwater species).
This could and would put many pet product makers,pet stores,fish stores,as well as hundreds of breeders around the nation out of business,as well as the animal importation companies,in one shot,this could kill millions of jobs,many here in Florida,as most animal importers and many exotic animal breeders are based here in Florida,I am including a couple of links with more information on this,or if you would like,i could call the show,or even come in,brining a couple species of Snakes with me,and discuss it openly on air,

a Video by a world respected and known reptile and exotic animal breeder
YouTube - Pets in Peril (politicians gone wild) HR669

and the main site about this: nohr669.com

Thankyou for your time,
Bobby Howard
Reptilefryndz.com

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Originally Posted by ScottyBoa

I sent my 22 letters, went to nohr669, called and put up craigslist ads(that got promptly removed).

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Thats funny if it was prostitution it would have stayed! hate craigs list!!!

Called my representative, made some other phone calls, talked to the Dixie Reptile Show promoter and he donated a table for the group of us from here to pass out flyers and get people to sign letters.

Tomorrow I'll make more phone calls, print off I don't know how many letters in the morning (as many as I can), try to coordinate the best "plan of attack" for Saturday.

Got my packet of letters mailed off today :) trying to hunt down more people to mail some off as well!

Good News? Or to late?

"Subject: RE: Story Idea HR669 Type: Embeded HTML/Text

Alert: The users email-address has been added to the addressbook

I just got your phone message you left last night. I have gotten all of the stuff. I have not even had an opportunity to research the idea yet. It is going to be a story for next week, so I will check things out this weekend and be in touch with you early next week. So far, I have been interested in what I save received. Thank You


Wil
FOX 54 News"

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Originally Posted by cenobite74

Good News? Or to late?

"Subject: RE: Story Idea HR669 Type: Embeded HTML/Text

Alert: The users email-address has been added to the addressbook

I just got your phone message you left last night. I have gotten all of the stuff. I have not even had an opportunity to research the idea yet. It is going to be a story for next week, so I will check things out this weekend and be in touch with you early next week. So far, I have been interested in what I save received. Thank You


Wil
FOX 54 News"

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Well, it will be out of committee, but keep your hopes up, we still have plenty of fight left in us if it keeps going further!!!

Just sent my pack of 125 letters!! The person at the post office said I was the second one to send a big box to Tom Wolfe...I live in a tiny little town that actually has 2 post offices...GO US!! Hopefully the other post office in town got at least 2 boxes of letters too.
Off to make phone calls and email now.