The animal rights groups have come to play

Just thought that I'd let everyone know that the last twelve hours or so on the youtube video we have a lot of company from the hsus, BigCatResque, Defenders.org just to name a few. They have been slamming the comment board with their approval of hr669. In a way this is a victory for us, they have noticed and feel the need to act because they are probably scared of the response that we have all made. The reason I wanted you aware of it is we could probably use some help over there. It's almost impossible for one or two people to fight that battle. If you are interested remember that we need to act mature. Be polite, and informed. They sound like complete animal rights wackos that want nothing but for us not to keep any animal at all. We don't want to come off like we are for "keeping" any animal wackos. The great thing is that the more the spread the word and try to fight this the more publicity "WE" all get as a community. So in fact their actions will help our cause. We just don't want to be outstaged by them. Hope everyone is having a great Easter! Brian(BHB)

YouTube - Pets in Peril (politicians gone wild) HR669

If I had video cam ability on my comp I'd be all over this opportunity. Unfortunately, I got rid of my desktop to finance more reptile supplies and I now have just my laptop. Seriously..I needed to free up some room and the money I got for selling my desktop went straight into my Herp account. There are priorities ya know! ;)

May I bulletin your video on my Myspace?

Thanks for letting us know Brian! Bumping!

The good news is - they keep adding to your views! ;)

Bumping

there scared I guess they didnt think we could fight something like this! They should learn we reptile keepers are stronger then they thought

Feels good to rattle some cages! I posted on Craigslist and Kijiji in the Boston area as well. There were already a couple of posts on Craigslist so i'm going to try to keep it on the first page of the Pets section each day.

I just posted the vid on Myspace on my profile. And sent info to everyone I know. Thanks for fighting the good fight. Alot of people arent really clear who this effects. All pet owners should be aware of this. If this bill goes in effect I can see the vet denying care to certain animals. I dont think its very Humane to deny a sick or dying animal care because there not "cute and cuddly" or not the right type. Thank you so much for the info on this matter, I will try to get everyone I can involved. Our various types of pets are what makes us individuals. I know my pets are part of my family(just like my children), and ive spent thousands on there care and health.

Thanks for the video! It's great to have video media about this.

I posted the video on my facebook and am emailing my family and friends to get their support. Between my family and my in-laws, I can hit 40+ people.

When I bring soldiers who live in the barracks over to experience snakes, often for the first time and sometimes to conquer their fears, I tell them about the threat my pets face because of hr669. If the army makes my husband or myself change duty stations, we'd be :cens0r:ed and wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

so hr669 will mean no one can own fish, birds, reptiles and small animals...WTF?!
i have 1 snake on reserve right now and hope to have 3 in the future plus some birds and fish...why are they trying to say no one can own these animals?!
oh man....

ok that www.nohr66p.com website goes nowhere im not seeing whats being shown in the video...

i sent a message to my state's house of representatives...hopefully they're able to help me figure out how i can add my input on opposing that bill.

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i sent a message to my state's house of representatives...hopefully they're able to help me figure out how i can add my input on opposing that bill.

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your a little late this bill was over a year ago and has been shot down they have come up with a couple new ones now

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Originally Posted by waltah!

Just got the email from USARK! HR669 as it stands is dead. If Bordallo wants it to go forward it has to be drafted from scratch and go to sub- committee again. THE REPTILE NATION IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY!!
Here's the email for those that have not gotten it.
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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ok if the bill is dead then why did this thread get started? i'm soooo glad to hear that the bill was shot down. thank god!

oooohhh i just now saw the date on this thread. lol okee dokee

Thanks brian. I went to the link and posted a comment. I have to go somewhwere right now but keep in mind that I WILL keep posting mroe comments untill those wackjobs get it through their head. Luckily, this bill isn't going to pass, because more and more people are becoming reptile keepers and are defending our rights as repitle keepers. In a way its kind of patheitc, and sad. I'm tired of this tyranical government telling the american people what to do. What animals I can and can't have, what animals I can and can't breed, it pisses me off, and I'm tired of it.


KILL THE BILL!! KILL THE BILL!!!

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