National Reptile Breeders' Expo (AKA Daytona)
Nothing stops Daytona! Promoter Wayne Hill will be following a County mask mandate but the show goes on... for #32! USARK appreciates the support from Wayne and the NRBE crew.
USARK and USARK FL will both be there to answer any questions and inform you about what is happening. We will also be holding the never-to-be-missed Saturday night auction! USARK and USARK FL both look forward to seeing you there to help keep our battles possible. Without your support, we cannot continue. The auction will run by the same health and safety rules as the show.
All show details can be found at
www.reptilebreedersexpo.com and
www.facebook.com/NationalReptileBreedersExpo.
Show Schedule:
Friday Night Symposium
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM USARK FL/USARK Talks hosted by Pinellas County Reptiles
7:00 PM - 11:45 PM Turtle Talks by
The Turtle and Tortoise Club of Florida
All details for the talks at
http://www.reptilebreedersexpo.com/schedule.htm
Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 - NRBE Reptile Show
Saturday night 8:00 PM USARK FL/USARK Benefit Auction (Grand Ballroom-South Tower)
Sunday 10:00 - 5:00 - NRBE Reptile Show
ALERT: Raleigh, NC Ban
ALERT: North Carolina Animal Bans (state level)
Read the updates from 8/4 on our website (link below).
Some North Carolina legislators are seeking to ban some reptiles and other “exotic” or “dangerous wild” animals. This effort is happening after an irresponsible venomous snake keeper allowed a spitting cobra to escape. This careless keeper violated current state law and now faces at least 40 charges. North Carolina herpetoculturists (not just venomous keepers) and other animal owners should contact their legislators to oppose knee-jerk legislation.
Read our full ALERT with more information, sample messaging, and more at the links below.
Website Alert: https://usark.org/2021-nc/
Facebook Alert: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedStatesAssociationOfReptileKeepers/photos/a.398227663592526/4114587065289882/
ALERT: Wake County, NC
USARK Florida Lawsuit Update from July 2
Membership T-shirt Update
Thanks for your support! We just received specific updates from the shipper on July 29. They have 300 orders left to ship out from February. We thought more progress had been made but this is the latest update. We had a delay securing enough shirts for printing as supply is still low due to COVID-related issues and that put us further behind. Shirts are shipping in the order of membership registration date.
There was a disclaimer when you registered at the top of the page that shirts may take 6-8 weeks to arrive and we realize some members have already waited much longer. Our new system will get shirts out much faster after we are done playing catch-up. Our apologies again for the delay but we are working to get all shirts out and to avoid this problem in the future. Have a good day.
ALERT: North Carolina “traveling animal act” ban
House Bill 594 (H594) is another “traveling animal act” ban that misleads as to its intention. This bill, titled “Traveling Animal and Public Safety Protection Act,” includes an introduction rife with misinformation with the intent to spark emotion from the reader. H594 prohibits using certain animals (list at the link and even includes tortoises and small monitors) in "traveling animal acts," which will include the educational outreach programs provided by many animal keepers. The punishment is a Class II misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
PLEASE READ THE LAST SENTENCE AGAIN! With all of the problems in our world, we actually have to fight a bill that could land you in jail for 60 days because you took a tortoise to a classroom to talk about reptiles.
Full details at the links below.
Website ALERT:
https://usark.org/alert-nc-2021/
Facebook ALERT: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedStatesAssociationOfReptileKeepers/photos/a.398227663592526/3881285385286719/ Shipping Live Herps Responsibly and Ethically
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