i know many of you could care less about burms and condas being added to the Lacey Act, but what if they added boa constrictors? this would make it a FELONY to transport boas across state lines. do you realize how many people FEED THEIR CHILDREN by breeding boas, and how many others enjoy keeping them? if you ever planned on getting a boa in the future, especially a morph of some kind, and they're added to the Lacey Act, good luck. what if you own a boa and want to move out of state? guess what? you're committing a FELONY. not to mention the retics and other anacondas they want to ban as well.

congress passes these laws because they work as a "team" of sorts. the only way we'll be able to stop them from passing these laws is if we came together as a team. fill this out. it literally took me 3 minutes. it's the least you can do.

http://usark.org/press-releases/acti...-as-injurious/


at the bottom of the page are some letters from the "anti-pet groups" claiming their reasons for pursuing the ban of these animals.

this is part of one:

"The FWS, in partnership with many organizations, has spent more than $6 million since 2005 attempting to combat the growing problem of Burmese pythons and other large invasive constrictor snakes in Florida where they are consuming endangered and threatened species and have decimated as much as 99 percent of the area’s small and medium sized native mammals."

99 percent.. REALLY?? imagine the people sitting in congress reading these letters that have no inside knowledge of what we do and the joys we have keeping our pets. you can imagine they'd be quick to sign the ban.


mods: i know this probably should've been in the pet laws and legislation section, but i figured it was still relevant here and would receive more traffic. if it has to be moved, i understand.