Will you be saying bye bye to your Ball Pythons?

[Aeries]

hope this doesn't happen.. good luck guys. looks like canada might have a sudden population hike

If this happens in the US, you can bet your ass it'll end up happening in Canada too. Sadly, they can't even make a case about pythons or boas being able to live up here, but there's enough dislike and fear around them to force it for other reasons and even to discourage illegal trafficing into the States.

[The_Boaphile]

Hi Jeff,

I was honestly not going to call. I have done it on all the other times and sent my fedex packet on HR 669, but frankly it just seems like an endless battle at this point. After watching your video however I decided to call in...And you know what, by the time I got to Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) on the list I was feeling really good about calling in. Thanks for making a video that totally inspired me to call in. It is not that I am lazy, it is that I am tired of the politics of trying to own and breed ball pythons. It is a hobby. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regards,
Bill

You are the exact person I was hoping would hear and listen. I know it's hard. I absolutely HATE when a new notice of some sort comes down from Andrew and I have to do something. Not because I am unwilling to help, I just wish this would go away. I know most people feel this way. However, I know that if I don't do my part, many others will not either. It's very easy to feed defeated. But so far we are fundamentally not defeated. We are wounded to be sure. Our businesses are wounded, but we are not done.

The way I look at it is I just don't have a choice. I know that for me doing something, there are probably 30 or 40 people that do nothing. That makes me doing SOMETHING that much more important. Same for you Bill! You must know that when you are doing something, a ton of others are not. They aren't bad people. They aren't really just lazy. They just want it to go away. I KNOW there are those who will end our business if they can. I believe it! So do they. Therefore, I do what I do.

This is what is most important to know. The legislators know that for each person that stands up and makes a call, they know there are 30 or 40 or maybe 100 more that agree with them who are not calling! That is why it is so important for each person to make the calls. Each person makes us all seem bigger. It creates the very real awareness that there is something to be thought about before they bow to the pressure they are getting from the Humane Society that hates the idea of people having ownership of ANY animals. The legislators are not extreme but they serve financial supporters who are. People who live every moment of their lives to end our industry.

Each voice matters. It's too late to call now for those who did not. For those who did, I thank you and my family thanks you for your assistance.

Thank you!

Jeff Ronne

[greghall]

If this country keeps going the way its going you will not be able to reconize it in a few years!! Wake up people!!!

[greghall]

Socialism is here!!!!!!!!! Snuck right on in last year!!!

[DarkComeSoon]

When are they announcing their decision?

[rabernet]

I think some of it also had to do with 669 affecting a broader piece of the pet industry. The exotic fish, bird and mammal people may think this is a "python issue" and that they are safe, so they will sit this one out. I don't know what PetSmarts position is on this, but would they really care if they lost their BP's? I doubt it. They would just toss another Corn, King, or Gecko in the empty tank. But when their birds, fish, and guinea pigs are in jeopardy, along with the sales of the supplies to support them, that equals big financial loss, and that's when the corporate heat gets turned up...



Rob

Rob, it is my understanding that Petsmart and Petco executives are working VERY closely with Pijac, if memory serves me correctly. WE may not think that they care, but they very much do.

[rabernet]

Socialism is here!!!!!!!!! Snuck right on in last year!!!

Let's try to keep the political rhetoric off of this very important issue. If you'd like to discuss your feelings about the current state of our government, please feel free to do so by starting a thread in the Quarantine Room. If you do not have access, please contact myself or another admin (names in red) to gain access.

[Shortandfat]

I guess its a good thing when i call and it tells me their answering machine is full.

[Jessandyballs]

Hey Jeff,

After watching your video it was my pleasure to call in and I will do it every time now. When you see a fellow herper so passionate about doing something, I knew I had to call. That is what good leadership is all about. I just needed a spark and you definitely sent a strong message to me and I know many others. When I called in they all said they where getting a ton of calls today, and almost everyone was very positive about my concerns.

Thanks again,
Bill R.

[snakemastercanada]

hope this doesn't happen.. good luck guys. looks like canada might have a sudden population hike

Well we here in Canada would welcome all of you however we have the same problem going on up here in Canada . Just lost the right to keep any of the big six constrictors here in BC. so now there is nowhere you can live and keep any of the monster constrictors in western Canada that's half the country. The main problem is we are fighting 50 years worth of hollywood portraying our snake friends as the ultimate evil. Then there is animal planet on TV showing that they have gone to animal rights tv with program after program of animal cops featuring the spca.