Lets Gather Info

[Cady]

For any of you that have been worried about the new USFW proposal I have a suggestion. We need to ban together to find out as much iinformation as we can about how this bill will affect business's, breeders, pet stores, pet store suppliers, cage companies, rat and mice breeders, substrate companies anyone that will be affected by this bill. I have put together a request that you can feel free to use when contacting these companies and we can use this site and this thread as a source for all information we have found. This is a tremendous task but if we work together we can all gather a lot of information to put in our letters that we send!
Here is an example of the letter I am using.
Hello,
My name is Cady Riechmann and I am writing in response to the bill proposed by the USFW restricting all interstate sales and trade of Boa's, Python's and Eunectus. If put into place this bill will have a profound and severe effect on all companies that service or supply to snake owners and breeders. If this proposal passes many companies, and breeders will be put out of business.
I am asking companies like yours to help us take action by writing letters and responding to this proposal:
http://kingsnake.com/FWSReview.pdf
I am also asking companies like yours to help breeders and hobbyist write their letters by supplying information on the impact this bill will have on your company. Information about gross sales concerning reptiles would be extremely helpful, also information about how many employee's you have or anything that will be effected by this bill will be helpful.
I am specifically looking for companies to provide information about their gross sales for snake related products and the number of employee's that work for your company. Thank you very much for your time and I hope we can work together to protect our rights as a company, breeder, hobbyist or reptile lover.

Thank you!
Cady Riechmann

Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments @ Cady_Riechmann@Hotmail.com or call me at MY PHONE NUMBER :d

Calling these companies is also useful we need to find out how much money these companies make off snakes, how this bill will effect the company and its employee's. This bill will have a domino effect, we need to find out what would happen if say ZOOMED went out of bussiness, how many people would be without a job, how would it effect the economy? Also we need to find out any restriction each state has against these snakes, post any and all information you can get here! Any kind of proof that a certain species could'nt thrive in your state would be helpful, but we need facts from respected sources, not just opinions, so use your resources, go talk to your zoo's and wildlife areas! Answers to these questions are extremely important:
comment on the following questions:
(1) What regulations does your State
have pertaining to the use, transport, or
production of Python, Boa and Eunectes
genera?
(2) How many species in the Python,
Boa and Eunectes genera are currently
in production for wholesale or retail
sale, and in how many and which
States?
(3) How many businesses sell Python,
Boa or Eunectes species?
(4) How many businesses breed
Python, Boa or Eunectes species?
(5) What are the annual sales for
Python, Boa or Eunectes species?
(6) Please provide the number of
Python, Boa or Eunectes species, if any,
permitted within each State.
(7) What would it cost to eradicate
Python, Boa or Eunectes individuals or
populations, or similar species, if
found?
(8) What are the costs of
implementing propagation, recovery,
and restoration programs for native
species that are affected by Python, Boa
or Eunectes species, or similar snake
species?
(9) What State-listed species would be
impacted by the introduction of Python,
Boa or Eunectes species?
(10) What species have been
impacted, and how, by Python, Boa or
Eunectes species?

Please dont use this thread to discuss why you think this bill should pass, or debate, we should use this as an oppourtunity to ban together to protect our love for the animal and our right to make a living off of doing what we love.

[Cady]

I just thought I would list some companies that would be good to contact, I plan on calling and emailing them but the more calls they get the more serious the issue will seem to these companies:

CONTACT

E-MAIL Sales@BigApplePetSupply.com
PHONE 1-800-92-APPLE (922-7753)
MAIL Big Apple Pet Supply - 415 Oser Ave., Bldg F - Hauppauge, NY 11788
LOCAL 631-436-5550

FAX 631-436-5556

Big Apple Pet Supply - a division of Big Apple Herpetological, Inc.
Contact Information:
Reptilesupply.com, Inc.
P.O. Box 12279
Brooksville, FL 34603
Toll Free: 1 (800) 906-4377 (USA)
Worldwide: 1 (813) 600-5793
Fax: 1 (813) 649-8941


Cages By Design
7260 Commerce Plaza Drive
Neenah Wi, 54956
800-941-2243


ReptileDirect.com
Call 1-716-210-8419
Toll Free
1-877-644-9405
Mail Us
Wheatfield Pet Supply
94 Hagen Ave.
North Tonawanda NY, 14120


http://www.thereptilecenter.com/contact.asp


Pondside Herp Supply
1765-B South Patrick Drive
Indian Harbor Beach, FL 32937 USA
Phone: (321) 777-1155
Toll-Free: (866) 40-HERPS (43777)
(Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, EDT)
Fax: (321) 777-0150 (24 Hours)
Toll Free: 1-866-404-3777
e-mail: info@herpsupplies.com


Reptilesonline
Phone: (760) 439-8492
Fax: (760) 439-1921
609 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, California 92054


Don't forget the big ones
PETSMART AND PETCO these companies make the big bucks off reptiles!

Dont forget local pet stores, and rat and mice breeders, you may be able to find the person with the information right there in the store, these people count too and let them know what kind of proposal we are facing they may not be aware and could help by sending in letters and asking thier customers to do so.

Dont forget to use your contacts, we all know somebody in this business!

American Rodent Supply LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
317-899-1599 Office
317-417-8117 Cell
americanrodent@sbcglobal.net


Habitat Systems Limited
4489 NW 2ND Avenue, Suite 3B
Des Moines, IA 50313
EMAIL: info@habitatsystemsltd.com
Toll free: 1-888-909-5795
Phone: 1-515-280.1382
Fax:1-515-280-1210


* Monster Cages
* 515 E. 12th Street
* Winona, MN 55987
* Phone: (507) 474-0172
* Cell: (507) 313-3734
* Fax: (507) 452-2264

PVC CAGES
Contact Us
Get in touch via e-mail at. pvccages@charter.net
Or call us 616-850-0432 eastern time.


Thank you guys for your help and please add anyone you can think of!