Watch the HR669 Hearing LIVE from your PC!

[littleindiangirl]

Anyone have a copy of the video?

I'm not sure when they are going to post the vid and audio. I have been checking the Multimedia page and there is nothing new since the 1st over there. :/

[Spaniard]

I think Michelle.C was trying out something new to try and record it. I wonder if she was able to...?

[Caskin]

Archived video is up!

http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/...view&extid=246

[mainbutter]

i'm at work and can't watch the vid until this evening, but can someone summarize what happened this morning?

[AaronP]

i'm at work and can't watch the vid until this evening, but can someone summarize what happened this morning?

This.

[JohnNJ]

So will they re-write this bill, or move on to a full commitee hearing, guess I need to start printing more letters.

How a Bill Becomes a Law

[Caskin]

Also, there was a sort of live blog running over at kingsnake, it has a pretty good written summary of what went on...

http://www.pethobbyist.com/sitenews/...H.-R.-669.html

[sweety314]

I got the email from USARK saying they think the sub-committee will pass it and it'll get killed in the full committee. If it does pass today do not despair, it still has many hurdles it'll have to get over and we're going to make sure they are too high.

For failure in sub-committee: From your mouth to God's ear!!!

Pray to whatever deity(ies) you like that this POS ...DIES IN COMMITTEE!!! :

[filly77]

i live in Michigan and the weather in winter can drop -20oF below zero for weeks at a time. Even in spring right now at nights im getting temps of 30oF.

They need to leave this to the states. as most reptiles kept as pets would die in one week of winter here.

AGREED 110%!!!

and if it is state by state I can see lots of breeders/hobbiest relocating to the colder states so they can continue w/ their hobby/passion. Its pretty here everyone! (no hots are legal here and anything larger than a reb tail boa is illegal also)

How would reptile businesses work, would shipping to other legal states be allowed? Im sure the said animal would possibly go through banned states or would it be like that other bill they wanted to pass, no transporting/shipping across any state lines...

Sucky (am I allowed to use that word?) thing would be, if those who do want to relocate because of this crap.. Would they have 2 rehome their current animals and start over elsewhere just to continue it? I think they should allow transporting out of and through other banned states w/ lets say a permit as long as the hobbiest can show proof of a new allowed state/residence.

I know Im jumping the gun and none of us could possibly know the answers to any of these questions, Im just thinking outloud.. food for thought if you will..

[Denial]

I think one of there biggest concerns in not for pet owners but how they could actually reinforce this bill. It would cost millions of dollars to reinforce this bill and they made that clear this morning saying they would need the extra funds to carry this out and thats also how they came up with the applicants paying for the application for permit. Which usually when you apply for a permit you have to pay. I applied for a permit to obtain an endangered species and had to pay 250 dollars for it. But hopefully they relize the affect this would have on all of us and the jobs that are in this industry and also relize how much it would cost to regulate all this and they all vote no to it. But I have a feeling even if it dies today. It will keep coming back over and over again until something is done. Theres just to much bad press out there for all of us and not ANY good press.