Wow. One gator gets loose (one too many for the sake of the hobby, but still) and suddenly all "non-traditional" pets become an "issue"? Talk about over-reaction. Does Jefferson City call council meetings when a dog gets out? A cat? No--this is just a back-handed attempt to strip away the freedom of Jefferson City residents to keep what they wish in their own homes. "Ban the exotics in our city" seems to be a growing battle cry of our enemies. They are starting to realize they will find opposition in Washington. But they throw bills up anyway to put a cloth over our eyes and then work little by little on the city/county level were they will meet little to no opposition because few people pay attention to local politics. This is where we are going to lose the fight people. Not in congress or the senate, but in city councils, one munincipality at a time until trading herps becomes such a huge ball of legal red tape that the national industry dies. Geez, AR agendas are like roaches--you see one or two and there are thousands more hiding in every nook and cranny imaginable, waiting to spread misery while being near impossible to irradicate. I just wish they would leave us the hell alone, and that politicians would actually discuss important issues like balancing budgets/healthcare/welfare etc. and not "Mr. and Mrs. Jones have a pet python. We should take it away just because we don't think (i.e. been told) that's good for them to have."

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