Will you be saying bye bye to your Ball Pythons?

[Jessandyballs]

Hi Jeff,

I was honestly not going to call. I have done it on all the other times and sent my fedex packet on HR 669, but frankly it just seems like an endless battle at this point. After watching your video however I decided to call in...And you know what, by the time I got to Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) on the list I was feeling really good about calling in. Thanks for making a video that totally inspired me to call in. It is not that I am lazy, it is that I am tired of the politics of trying to own and breed ball pythons. It is a hobby. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regards,
Bill

[The_Boaphile]

Hi Jeff,

I was honestly not going to call. I have done it on all the other times and sent my fedex packet on HR 669, but frankly it just seems like an endless battle at this point. After watching your video however I decided to call in...And you know what, by the time I got to Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) on the list I was feeling really good about calling in. Thanks for making a video that totally inspired me to call in. It is not that I am lazy, it is that I am tired of the politics of trying to own and breed ball pythons. It is a hobby. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regards,
Bill

You are the exact person I was hoping would hear and listen. I know it's hard. I absolutely HATE when a new notice of some sort comes down from Andrew and I have to do something. Not because I am unwilling to help, I just wish this would go away. I know most people feel this way. However, I know that if I don't do my part, many others will not either. It's very easy to feed defeated. But so far we are fundamentally not defeated. We are wounded to be sure. Our businesses are wounded, but we are not done.

The way I look at it is I just don't have a choice. I know that for me doing something, there are probably 30 or 40 people that do nothing. That makes me doing SOMETHING that much more important. Same for you Bill! You must know that when you are doing something, a ton of others are not. They aren't bad people. They aren't really just lazy. They just want it to go away. I KNOW there are those who will end our business if they can. I believe it! So do they. Therefore, I do what I do.

This is what is most important to know. The legislators know that for each person that stands up and makes a call, they know there are 30 or 40 or maybe 100 more that agree with them who are not calling! That is why it is so important for each person to make the calls. Each person makes us all seem bigger. It creates the very real awareness that there is something to be thought about before they bow to the pressure they are getting from the Humane Society that hates the idea of people having ownership of ANY animals. The legislators are not extreme but they serve financial supporters who are. People who live every moment of their lives to end our industry.

Each voice matters. It's too late to call now for those who did not. For those who did, I thank you and my family thanks you for your assistance.

Thank you!

Jeff Ronne