8 simple steps to stopping HR669! - Please send in your "NO HR669" letters.

[GregBennett]

This has been made as easy as it ever could be. There is NO reason why every person on this board can't send in letters. It will cost you at the max $5.00. Just think of what it will cost you if you sit around and do not send in your letters.

- Step 1.

"Cut and Paste" everything from this line to the next line into a word document.
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Subject: No on HR669

Dear Committee Member,

Please oppose HR669. It is a fundamentally flawed Bill written by a radical environmentalist group that seeks to end the ownership and trade of all non-native animals. There is not a shred of scientific evidence to justify the destruction of a Reptile Industry that leads the world in producing and exporting high quality captive bred reptiles. With the stroke of a pen thousands of small American family businesses would be bankrupted overnight. With no quantifiable benefits, what could be the justification to destroy a viable sector of the American economy in a time of hardship?

What will the additional drain on taxpayer dollars be to grow USFWS at unprecedented levels in order to destroy American small business? These are not the "Too big to fail" corporate titans, but small family businesses with their entire net worth wrapped up in their Reptile breeding projects and ancillary supporting businesses. A 3 billion dollar a year industry would be wiped out by HR669. Thousands of American families would suffer losing everything.

- Trade in Reptiles and ancillary businesses are estimated to be a 3 billion dollar a year industry.
- More than 9 million Reptiles are exported from the US annually.
- More than 11 million Reptiles are kept as pets in the US. That means 1 in 25 households have 1 or more Reptiles.
- The US accounts for 82% of the worldwide trade in Reptiles.
- At least 500,000 Americans would be negatively impacted by HR669. Thousands of small family businesses would be destroyed.
- There are approximately 4 million boas & pythons, as well as more than 7 million geckos, lizards turtles & other Reptiles in captivity in the US today.
- The United States Association of Reptile Keepers Opposes HR669.

Please oppose HR669! The costs to American Families would be enormous. The benefits are both questionable and non quantifiable. NO ON HR669.

Sincerely,



(erase this and input YOUR FULL NAME)

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STOP AT THE ABOVE LINE!!!!

- Step 2.
Print 22 of the above letters and SIGN THEM. Also be sure that your name and address is on each of those 22 letters themselves. It's important in case they are opened and read.

- Step 3.
Take 22 envelopes and write your FULL NAME and RETURN ADDRESS in the top left hand corner.

- Step 4.
Write one of the following 22 names on EACH envelope. Each envelope should only have 1 name per envelope. Write the name in the middle of the envelope.

- Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Ch)(NP-Guam)
- Henry Brown (R-SC) Ranking Republican
- Lois Capps (D-CA)
- William Cassidy (R-LA)
- Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
- Donna M. Christensen (NP-Virgin Islands)
- Diana L. DeGette (D-CO)
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (NP � American Samoa)
- Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
- John Fleming (R-LA)
- Doc Hastings (R-WA)
- Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
- Ronald James Kind (D-WI)
- Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. (D-MD)
- Douglas L. Lamborn (R-CO)
- Frank J. Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Pedro R. Pierluisi (NP-Puerto Rico)
- Nick Joe Rahall, II (D-WV)
- Gregorio Sablan (I- Mariana Islands)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
- Donald E. Young (R-AK)

- Step 5.
Put one of each of the signed letters into one of the envelopes and seal the envelope. You should now have 22 envelopes and each one should have your FULL NAME and RETURN ADDRESS in the top left corner, one of the above names, and a SIGNED letter inside.

- Step 6.
Put all 22 envelopes into a manila envelope and send the manila envelope with all 22 envelopes in it to the following address:

Tom Wolfe
6246 Lee Hwy
Arlington, VA 22205

- Step 7.
Follow this link and sign this petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/usarkHR6311/?e

- Step 8.
Tell everyone you know to come to this page and do these 8 simple steps.


PLEASE SEND IN YOUR LETTERS.

I do not want to lose my right to keep and breed the reptiles I love.

WE HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER ON THIS!

[Adam_Wysocki]

Hi Greg,

Great post!

Also be sure that your name and address is on each of those 22 letters themselves ... it's important in case they are opened and read.

And, if you haven't contacted your own Congressman/woman, please take the time to email and call. If at all possible, try to arrange an in person meeting with either your Rep or someone on their staff this week while Congress is still out on spring break. They should be all in their home states until Thursday.

Meeting in person is 100% the most effective way to get through to them!

It's your Representatives job to stand up for your views on Capital Hill ... make them do their job by calling (every day), emailing (every day), and getting in to see them (sometimes this week)!

Thank you for your efforts!

-adam

[GregBennett]

Also be sure that your name and address is on each of those 22 letters themselves ... it's important in case they are opened and read.

I tried editing my post and adding that into the 8 simple steps but it would not let me. If an admin could do so that would be great.

[GregBennett]

I have for the time being dedicated the front page of my website to this issue.

http://www.allproreptiles.com/

[llovelace]

Printing 3rd round of letters as I'm typing this

[tonymul]

Not being from the US I don't think my input/letters would be any use but if there is anything that non US citizens can do to help out please let me know.

Thanks
Tony

[llovelace]

Not being from the US I don't think my input/letters would be any use but if there is anything that non US citizens can do to help out please let me know.

Thanks
Tony

I'm sure you could send emails, since if this passes y'all won't be getting any more snakes shipped from the US, so this will effect you also

[DutchHerp]

I already put all letters in the manila and closed it, but I didn't hand sign all the letters

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I just typed my name and address on it; is this okay?

[llovelace]

I already put all letters in the manila and closed it, but I didn't hand sign all the letters

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I just typed my name and address on it; is this okay?

Send more letters j/k did you put return addy on the envelopes?

[PigsnPythons]

My mom is a teacher and I'm going to see if she can get her little kids to write letters also...