HSUS & Florida Politicians Undermine Efforts to Kill Constrictor Rule!

[CapeFearConstrictors]

5 years? Have you been paying attention? They have been lobying since the 90s to ban animals. Peta and the hsus have the power because they have the money. You are not going to convince their supporters of anything. They are radical to their beliefs. The fact of the matter is the reson that burms, rocks and anacondas were banned is because there is not much money in them therefore it was pretty easy to ban them. The reason retics were not banned is because there is too much money and tax dollars that would be lost. The same goes for boas. Usark just doesnt and will not have enough money to fight a legal fight against hsus or peta. Usark is trying to come up with 150k to file federal lawsuits. Hsus can stroke that check right now without batting an eye. Heres the scenario, usark files the lawsuit, then hsus ties it up in court till they bankrupt usark. Thats what will happen. I am a big supporter of usark and what it stands for dont get me wrong but i am also a realist. The bottom line is money. Whether you like it or not thats what it is. This fight has been brewing for a long time and this is just a small win for hsus. The war isnt over and as long as people dont freak out and sell collections and as an industry we keep plugging away we will over come this. As long as the animals we work with are worth money and the industry stays strong we will be fine. The govt is not going to loose out on tax money.

Are you a lawyer? What experience do you have regarding federal lawsuits of this kind? How many have you been personally involved in?

You keep stating that we could never win a lawsuit, so please reveal your past experience and what makes you qualified to make such statements (since you keep saying it over and over and over again). What are your qualifications?

We need to fight this battle in two fronts.

The first front is the public. We need to tell all our friends, family, acquaintances, bosses, pet store shoppers and owners, pretty much everyone who will listen that HSUS and PETA are anti-animal ownership. Most people know that PETA supporters are radical, but most people I've talked to about HSUS were clueless. If the entire country were educated regarding the true intent of HSUS and the fact that they rarely help animals, then HSUS would have a whole lot less money. We also need to spread reptile ownership awareness. Tell everyone you meet how cool your reptiles are and how harmless and rewarding they are. Most people have irrational fears of snakes. The more you paint them in a positive light, the better chance of changing people's perceptions you have.

The second front has got to be this lawsuit. If a lawsuit is the only thing that has any hope of reversing this ban, then we need to go for it. It might be a longshot, but sometimes longshots pay off. Telling people it's hopeless and encouraging people NOT to donate to organizations who are fighting for our rights as reptile owners is irresponsible at best and potentially dangerous to our cause.