Hey!

I just reread the panel discussion with Erin Williams as the guest that took place here in the KS chatroom the end of February. There were some good ideas mentioned in it and I know some people met in Chicago a few weeks or so ago to discuss things further. Can anyone give us an idea of where we are and where we’re headed?



I say “we” because this is my fight, too, and I want to do whatever I can to help. I realize that there are a lot of big time breeders/dealers with a lot more at stake than just a hobby or passion but please don’t think that you’re all alone. I’m sure there are many others like me willing to do more than our share



I don’t have much money to contribute, I’m a poor boy, but I will find a way to chip in what I can. While I would love to be a member of PIJAC’s NRIP (National Reptile Improvement Plan) the fees are a bit steep for the common man, average reptile enthusiast. I don’t know enough about PIJAC, itself, to come to any conclusion as to whether or not they’d be a viable voice or ally. No offense intended but I think they’re too big, broad, to meet our needs at the moment. I’m just saying that it doesn’t appear that they’re reptile-specific enough for what we need now.



Has there been any talk about forming a National reptile organization, club, or whatever you want to call it? I would imagine that many enthusiasts would gladly pay something like $35 per year for such a membership in a prestigious National organization, especially knowing that part of our money is going toward future fights, of which I’m sure there will be plenty more to come.



We can’t afford to sit back and just hope & pray that someone is working on getting something going. We can’t afford to keep playing defense, only. We have to get some offensive points on the board, and soon.



Just the other day another rocket scientist – turned snake expert, claimed that a Burmese Python in the Everglades “…swam 37 miles in a few hours.” http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/16/giant-python-florida.html Someone posted the story link here in the Burmese Python forum: http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1526315,1526315



I find it quite disturbing that Federal Government agencies have laid out such a vicious, methodical attack.



So, where are we and where are we headed?



Michael Sanders

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