A few more thoughts:
Given the choice, I'd vote this legislation down, and not because of any particular beliefs about primates as pets.
I saw a clip of a congressman defending the bill. He mentioned that many states and cities already have bans on primates as pets, but the states that allow primates as pets undermine the ability of other states to enforce laws, which is why they want to ban the sale and transport of primates across state lines.
I understand that it may be an issue for those states that do currently ban primates. However, this bill seems to me as if they're trying to take away the power of states to regulate their own animal laws. It puts undue pressure on a state that neighbors a primate-ban state as well. I don't want neighboring states dictating policy to one another.
Sometimes I feel like an anarchist and want all laws to just be done away with. grrrr it gets me riled up.
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