Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
Very good reply Adam, but we need a newspaper to take on our fight and run an article with the facts, not this nonsense we've been reading. People don't often read the "Letters to the Editor" section. Most will scan that section, just before they read the comics.
Thank you Jim.

I can assure you that if getting a newspaper (or other media outlet) to run a pro snake ownership article was even moderately easy, it would be done. There are people working every day to make sure our message is delivered to the press, but the reality is that polling shows 8 out 10 Americans have a mild to severe fear of snakes. Papers play to the numbers and statistically anti-snake articles appeal to far more readers than pro-snake articles. Unfortunately, truth in media is more often than not dictated by words like "appeal" and "reach".

I'll have to respectfully disagree with you about the importance of the "Letters to the Editor" section. While average citizens may quickly scan or ignore that section entirely, legislators do not ... especially in the New York Times and other major papers. A response to the Times editorial if published will reach people that may be one day faced with deciding what the future of reptile ownership in America will look like.

Thank you again for taking the time to respond and for your efforts helping all of us!

Respectfully,
-adam