We need help with action on CNN story

[PythonWallace]

I did both. Here's the letter I wrote to Mr. Lucie which is basically the same as what I wrote in the form.

Dear Mr. Lucie

The article on CNN's website concerning House Resolution 669, the Nonnative wildlife ban, has some misinformation about the proposed bill that I would like to see corrected. It is not an exotic animal ban. It is a bill that would ban all non-native animals from being imported, bred, sold or transported. This list is in the tens of thousands of animals, and includes every species of aquarium fish other than the common gold fish. It includes almost every pet bird, almost every pet reptile, every small mammal including hamsters and gerbils, etcetera. The bill was sponsored by representatives from Guam and American Somoa, who aren't even allowed to vote on these bills. American Somoa also already has a complete ban on the importation of any animal into Hawaii.

The stated purpose of this bill is to protect the United States from dangerous invasive species.
-There are already numerous laws in place on national, state and local levels that ban invasive species.
-The government's statistics about invasive species found at www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov spell out that only a minute percentage of the harmful invasive species have come into the country through the pet trade, with those already having strict restrictions in place.
-Almost every harmful invasive species in this country has gotten into this country in ballast water of international ships that use our waterways and in cargo brought in from over seas.

H.R.669 is an unreasonable and unjustified attack on the pet trade, and is not simply a reasonable ban on "exotic animals". If it was written for the purpose of protecting our wild life from invasive species, or even for the purpose of banning potentially dangerous animals being kept by private owners, it would be a redundant bill that covers existing legislation.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to seeing the corrected article.
Jake Wallace

[rabernet]

Hey guys, about 1/4 of the way down in the article (a few inches below the photo of the parrot), there's a link that says Survey - please click that and add your no vote - it's about 50/50 right now.

[Chris Rossi]

What shoudl I say to the guy?

[neilgolli]

Hey guys, about 1/4 of the way down in the article (a few inches below the photo of the parrot), there's a link that says Survey - please click that and add your no vote - it's about 50/50 right now.

Thanks, missed that the first time I read threw the article....

[Enser54]

Hey I actually emailed CNN back on the 10th about this to their "Send a Story Idea" email address. Doubt my little email was the one that got them to start talking about it but its good none the less.

[rabernet]

Thanks, missed that the first time I read threw the article....

As did I! A member on ReptileRadio pointed it out.

[llovelace]

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[llovelace]

Should Congress ban exotic pets because of environmental concerns?
Choice Votes Percentage of 592 Votes
Yes 254 43%
No 338 57%
Thank you for participating in our survey.

[Caskin]

E-mail sent!

[Laooda]

Done and DONE! Btw... the survey is now at 57% NO!

Just sent link to all my "Bird Peeps"...