ON April 23rd 2009 The Natural Resources Committee of the U.S. Congress will hold a hearing on H.R. 669, a resolution that will in effect ban importation, interstate transport and the private ownership of most birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish as pets. Should HR669 be adopted as written only the following nonnative animals

would be allowed:



any cat (Felis catus)

cattle or oxen (Bos taurus)

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)

dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

donkey or ass (Equus asinus)

domesticated members of the family Anatidae (geese)

duck (domesticated Anas spp.)

goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)

goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus)

horse (Equus caballus)

llama (Lama glama)

mule or hinny (Equus caballus x E. asinus)

pig or hog (Sus scrofa domestica)

domesticated varieties of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

sheep (Ovis aries)



Should this resolution be adopted into law as written it will have a devastating impact on every pet owner and business in the United States. Action is needed TODAY to protect your rights to keep your pets! To find out what you can do to protect your pets please click on the link below. Please note that the linked PIJAC PET ALERT requires that you have Adobe Acrobat installed. More info will follow as it becomes available...





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CONGRESSIONAL HEARING BANNING NONNATIVE SPECIES APRIL 23 - ACTION NEEDED NOW! - CLICK HERE!

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• FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - jeffb, Tue Mar 31 18:34:09 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - b_rickard, Tue Mar 31 20:19:53 2009
• NOT A JOKE - VERY REAL! - jeffb, Tue Mar 31 20:34:47 2009
• PIJAC PET ALERT on H.R.669 - Text Ver. - jeffb, Tue Mar 31 20:22:14 2009
• RE: PIJAC PET ALERT on H.R.669 - Text Ver. - jscrick, Tue Mar 31 23:45:16 2009
• RE: PIJAC PET ALERT on H.R.669 - Text Ver. - USARK, Wed Apr 1 08:22:50 2009
• I believe I said as much? - jscrick, Wed Apr 1 14:41:48 2009
• My take on the fix to this. - b_rickard, Wed Apr 1 14:52:18 2009
• Committee on Natural Resources - b_rickard, Wed Apr 1 15:01:08 2009
• RE: Committee on Natural Resources - CSRAJim, Fri Apr 3 23:12:13 2009
• Direct link to the committee - b_rickard, Wed Apr 1 15:07:12 2009
• Committee calender - b_rickard, Wed Apr 1 15:10:24 2009
• Best fix is really... - kathylove, Fri Apr 17 00:13:27 2009
• RE: PIJAC PET ALERT on H.R.669 - Text Ver. - runswithturtles, Sat Apr 4 19:02:57 2009
• April 23rd Date Tentative...... - USARK, Wed Apr 1 10:23:21 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - sschind, Thu Apr 2 10:21:30 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - sschind, Thu Apr 2 10:30:21 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - jeffb, Thu Apr 2 11:28:39 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - sschind, Thu Apr 2 14:17:09 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - jeffb, Thu Apr 2 15:42:21 2009
• It's simple - brhaco, Thu Apr 2 18:35:01 2009
• RE: It's simple - natsamjosh, Thu Apr 2 22:21:15 2009
• RE: It's simple - sschind, Fri Apr 3 08:38:23 2009
• I can only refer you - brhaco, Fri Apr 3 12:58:53 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - wstreps, Thu Apr 2 17:05:56 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - runswithturtles, Sat Apr 4 14:44:47 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - runswithturtles, Sat Apr 4 14:53:15 2009
• RE: FED HEARING APRIL 23 ON NONNATIVE BAN - oneye, Thu Apr 2 11:05:54 2009
• Do it! - boaphile, Sat Apr 4 20:05:05 2009
• RE: Do it! - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Sat Apr 4 20:22:45 2009
• IMO, we also need to... - natsamjosh, Sat Apr 4 22:17:00 2009
• RE: IMO, we also need to... - runswithturtles, Sat Apr 4 23:07:46 2009