DANGER: Python Ban Moving Fast!!!

[2kdime]

Every single one of them. If your Rep is one of them, make sure to let them know that when you call. Just remember to be polite when you call.

This was the list of people we were all calling the last few days.

They had the hearing for it and USARK has notified us of an upcoming Grass Roots effort in the next few days.

Keep on top of this man as this is a real possibility.

It wouldn't hurt to keep calling that whole list EVERYDAY until USARK tells us what to do here in a week or so.

should i call each one of those folks, or just my state of residence?

[beavermatic]

will start my calls as soon as im off work =)

in the meantime... if anyone is interested in emailing foxnews as well:

yourcomments@foxnews.com

heres a mail i dropped them earlier:

Just thought I'd bring to attention a news detail alot of people are overlooking...

There's a review going through to ban exotic pets within the next couple of weeks. While exotic pets should allways be kept in the hands of experienced owners, there are many that are as harmless (if not more so) as domesicated pets. The media, movies, and urban legends make alot of the animals listed out to be terrible creautures that really are not.

It's sad to see that this is being amended and handled by our government silently so that exotic pet owners dont have a chance at awareness outside of the small forums and groups that do try to catch these things.

The exotic pet trade is a near $3 billion dollar a year industry with trade.

The community of exotic pets, especially that of reptiles, is in complete panic over this, and trying to bring awareness to the situtation, with only minimal help from anyone.

I think bringing this to light will put pressure and make those currently unaware of the issue come forward and speak their opinion, and help give a fighting chance to what is being done silently to wrongfully amend a ban on these pets.

Here is a source of the situation as the community knows it, that can better explain in detail whats going on:


http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...58#post1219158


Thank you,
Justin Strunk
Cincinnati, OH

[mainbutter]

I'm confused, my understanding is that this bill will only affect the python genus, comprised of 7 species and a few subspecies.

"To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal."

gen·er·a (jěn'ər-ə)
n. Plural of genus.

How does this affect over 40 species??

I'm just asking for clarification, not in any way "supporting" this horrendous bill.

[snakemastercanada]

I'm confused, my understanding is that this bill will only affect the python genus, comprised of 7 species and a few subspecies.

"To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal."

gen·er·a (jěn'ər-ə)
n. Plural of genus.

How does this affect over 40 species??

I'm just asking for clarification, not in any way "supporting" this horrendous bill.

genera is the plural of genus, so if it says Python genera, my guess is that it is all the pythons, which would be pythonidae. The way they say it is poor wording, but just "Python genera" by itself I would interpret as meaning all python species, or the family pythonidae. Either way it is pretty crappy and worth fighting!!!

[Eventide]

genera is the plural of genus, so if it says Python genera, my guess is that it is all the pythons, which would be pythonidae. The way they say it is poor wording, but just "Python genera" by itself I would interpret as meaning all python species, or the family pythonidae. Either way it is pretty crappy and worth fighting!!!

I think this is a huge problem. These politicians wouldn't know a family from a genus from a species if they got smacked in the head with an intro biology book. Do they truly mean genus python or do they mean anything called a python? Same goes for boas. Do they truly mean all species of boa constrictor or anything called a boa?

Not that one or the other is any better; banning any of them is asinine. But it would still be good to know exactly what they're trying to pass....

[spitfireashlea]

Thank you for the list of reps, I personally emailed, called and faxed my statements to all that I could reach. This is an outrage!

[mainbutter]

thanks snakemastercanada