HR 669: What Are the Chances?

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Originally Posted by Melicious

Well, ain't this grand. Look at the DEADLY "burmese python." -Rolls her eyes.-

http://www.necis.net/files/brochure-...h.r.-669-2.pdf

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I really hate things like that... I am absolutely livid right now

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Originally Posted by sacredart

Oi oi, Mr. Fergie! Ta very much for posting this :) That's really good o' ya! Thought that I'd create an account myself, while I'm 'ere, although, you're now bound to start thinking that my stalker potential is completely undeniable ;) Ahaha. Many thanks, bud! x

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Welcome along Zara :D I think you will enjoy this wee forum, plenty of lardy arsed Royals to feast your eyes upon :cool:

Your stalking abilities are quite impressive but you'll never get your filthy mits on Mulligan!

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Originally Posted by Melicious

Well, ain't this grand. Look at the DEADLY "burmese python." -Rolls her eyes.-

http://www.necis.net/files/brochure-...h.r.-669-2.pdf

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I like how it shows a Ball python but it actually doesn't say anything about them. I live in Canada and are absolutely appalled by what their doing. I'd help-out but there is no way I can. All I can really do is root for you guys. Also, there is a fact that the economic crisis is happening, and putting another 20,000+ people out of jobs because some twit is really good and releases his/her snake(s) into the wild isn't a very good idea. Plus, as I'm sure everyone else has talked about, the crime rate will probably skyrocket because of two things: 1.people aren't having their basic needs met because they have lost their jobs in a pet store, and 2, a lot of young adults and kids out there are probably kept busy with their love of their pet, and maybe if they accidentally have babies or they cannot continue with their hobby because their hamster passed away all they can get is a dog or cat afterward, they want really know what to do to keep themselves occupied. Maybe it might even affect some adults. So once again, I'm rooting for you.
I hope this bill doesn't pass and all papers that even hint that it's good or the bill itself are burned in a giant bonfire. Sorry, I tend to rant. But I love how in the pdf. they don't mention the fact that it will also affect the smalls things like hamsters and guinea pigs. I think what they should do is pass a bill that says you have to interview someone before they buy thier first pet to see if they're worthy candidates.

I've been sending emails and letters. I have the 22 letters printed up and the address handy (just gotta do envelopes), ive posted to CL, DeviantART, live journal and have emailed my congress representative and emailed two of the exotic specific pet stores in the area. Ive also got flyers that im going to put in my windows.

I'll be checking this thread to see if there is anything else I can do.

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Thanks for all the support on writting letters to squash HR669!!!

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Thank you to EVERYONE who is sending in letters to Tom Wolfe opposing HR669!! :salute:

From Tom,

Be assured ALL letters will be delivered.
GOP Committee Staff are going to take any we have not hand delivered and stack them in the committee hearing.

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I'm on the edge of my seat here.. Not gunna lie. I went out to pass out little pamphlets and people in my area were totally RUDE!!! There was only a precious few who actually cared about it! I'm worried guys..I'm going to be really flustered all day tomorrow...

VICTORY over HR669!!!

WE DID IT FOLKS!!!! Victory over HR669! You can thank yourselves and the Reptile Nation, for a hard fought Victory! Our nearly 50,000 grassroots letters and 1,000s of phone calls to the offices of the subcommittee members clearly prevailed at today's Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing on HR 669. HR 669 in it's current form is finished. For anything to go forward it MUST be re-written from the ground up....and USARK will have a seat at the table along with other stake holders.

Delegate Faleomavega from Samoa said, "The letter and phone campaign hit the subcommittee like a BUZZ SAW". Harry Burroughs, of the subcommittee staff said, "I haven't seen a letter writing campaign like this in 30 years! You should be proud of yourselves." Take heart in the fact that the Reptile Nation stopped HR669 in it's tracks!!

We also need to thank Congressman Henry Brown, SC for helping us to focus our fight on the Subcommittee as opposed to the full House of Representatives. He is the one who instructed us to write real letters to be truly effective. He said emails are fine if that is all you can manage, but they can be filtered and deleted. There is no denying the weight of thousands of paper letters from American citizens. The Reptile Nation was responsible for 49,229 letters delivered to the Subcommittee in less than two weeks. Congressman Brown's staff made sure they all got in the door. 38,000 of those letters will be entered into the permanent record. Thank you my friends!

Credit should also be given to Bill Martin, a witness who testified at the hearing. He is the President of Blue Ridge Aquatics, a large multi-state Tilapia farming operation. They farm Tilapia as a food fish. He had some serious problems with the bill and the ear of much of the committee. His plain talk of how this bill would destroy hundreds of families hit home. What they do and the impact this bill would have on them parallels the plight of the Reptile Nation.

Senior Democrat staff from the House Committee on Natural Resources advised Subcommittee Chair Madeleine Bordallo that if she wants something to go forward she will have to go back to square one and draft a new bill. Then have another subcommittee hearing. When and if she does, USARK will be there to represent the interests of the Reptile Nation!! They probably will try, and that will be our challenge for another day. But Today VICTORY is SWEET!...... Celebrate today and rest, because tomorrow we must get ready to fight again.

Thank you Reptile Nation! Thank you Tom Wolfe. Thank you everyone who did their part.

Stay tuned... This fight has only begun!

USARK

A note from Tom Wolfe:

"The good news is, USARK engineered a significant victory which caught the attention of the entire membership of the Subcommittee and their staffs.
The bad news is this is just the first step in the process. Members of the Reptile Nation should be jubilant with this victory. However, our success should be measured, because the proponents of HR 669 will be back soon with another version of the same legislation. They will not rest, so we must not rest either.
Take satisfaction in a job well done and a victory well deserved, but know we all must rise up again to fight on because the battle has just begun!"

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( pic above ) - USARK President, Andrew Wyatt presents Republican Staff Director Harry Burroughs the 38,000 letters that were admitted into the record of the official proceedings of the Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, April 23, 2009.

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( pic above ) - Partial view of the 14 boxes and 11 USPS mail bins containing the 38,000 letters delivered to the Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife Subcommittee.

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( pic above ) - Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife Subcommittee Ranking Republican Henry Brown, (SC-1) accepts one of the 25 containers comprising of over 38,000 letters from THE REPTILE NATION delivered to the subcommittee hearing on April 23, 2009. Left to right, Andrew Wyatt - President USARK, Congressman Henry Brown and Tom Wolfe - Washington representative for USARK.

Thank you Mr. Davis! This is great news. Time to breath a sigh of relief, then get back to work to ensure nothing like this ever happens!