ALERTS: Wisconsin & SD local (USARK)

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ALERT: Wisconsin (survey, emails, and meeting)Send emails! The deadline is April 21. All information and sample letter athttps://usark.org/25wi/. Please take a one-minute survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/usark26wi. It only has four simple questions.The Assembly Committee on Environment will hold a public hearing on the WI DNR’s new herp regulation (which banned possession of state-native herps, including captive-born animals) on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central. We will post more details when available. Location: State Capitol, 2 E Main St, room 300 Northeast, Madison, WI 53703 ALERT: Pennington County, SDPennington County in South Dakota has proposed a ban on all non-domesticated animals. This would ban most species kept as pets, including aquarium fish, parrots, reptiles, amphibians, hedgehogs, and more. The ordinance also specifically bans any “nondomestic animal.” While this extreme ban may not be the intent, the language used bans most animals. This has a final vote on April 21, so local residents need to contact officials immediately and, if possible, attend the meeting.Meeting: Tuesday, April 21 at 9:00 AM, Commission Chambers in the County Administration Building, 900 Concourse Drive, Rapid City, SD Get more details and email information at https://usark.org/26sd/. Other Alerts and News Always posted and updated athttps://usark.org/. Find A Vet Need a good herp veterinarian? The Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) can help. ARAV provides a free Find-A-Vet service at http://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661.

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Wisconsin survey done, check. (I'm not a resident of WI, but you don't have to be to take their survey.)

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