Post Information About HR669 on Craigslist

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Here's an e-mail I got in response to my CL ad today:

maybe the govt. is trying to control poaching in foreign countries.You think the animals ,birds or reptiles are captured and shipped to your home.No, they are bred to produce sales as on cl.
Everyone on cl post things about bybs but its ok to sell exotic animals or fish there. Its just overlooked. I think thats wrong. If you breed birds you are a breeder,same as with rabbits,gerbils,rats,snakes,hamsters. If you want to breed and buy,sell then voice your opinion on cl about byb bashing. I raise and sell akc german shepherds at home but to all on cl flag patrol, i am a lowlife but all you exotic owners can do whatever you all please.
I believe thats called profiling.
I will be the first to stand up and flag a irresponsible breeder because you can tell who they are.

Here's my response - we'll see if it hit's its target!

Thank you for your feedback, I do appreciate it.

This isn't about people advertising on Craigslist. A responsible breeder doesn't use Craigslist. I personally have NEVER sold an animal on Craigslist and I also flag breeders. I don't have to sell animals on Craigslist, I have a waiting list for my animals (I breed ball pythons, btw) that I can't fill.

I HAVE placed a Craigslist ad last summer to place baby male normals for FREE in good pet homes. I had a list of requirements in my lengthy ad about what I expected from the adoptors. They had to send me a receipt of their purchases to set the animal up, they had to answer basic care questions of ball pythons to my satisfaction - if I felt someone didn't know - but genuinely wanted to learn, I took the time to help them.

I went through 100 replies to find 5 pet homes that I felt comfortable placing my normal males with. They may not have a lot of monetary value as normal males, but their lives have GREAT value to me.

I hope that you will take the time to go to http://www.nohr669.com, view the video which explains it more, read the blog, and some of the other links.

This is about the goverment trying to yet more of our rights from us. There are only a HANDFUL of animals that are exempt on this bill. Imagine the impact on local mom and pop pet stores who will have to close their doors in this recession. What happens when a child's hamster dies and it's illegal for his parents to get him a new one?

I'll stand beside you in the fight to flag breeders! Will you stand beside me to help stop a bill that removes even more of our rights as American Citizens?

Respectfully,

Robin Abernethy