This is something that all of you need to help do your part in as they do not just want to ban pythons and boas. They want to ban all pets but will only be able to do it sneakily by taking out a few at a time because this way they divide and conquer.
When I first started posting on the agenda against reptile keeping I was either ignored or made fun of.
I don't think anyone is laughing now.
So mark my words that they will be going after your animals next. This is why you all need to stand and fight this. They are not going to listen to reason and they do not loose any sleep if you loose all of your animals or even if they get euthanized. Remember this is coming from groups known for euthanizing animals.
Look at the posting under the legal forum about the seven things you need to know about PETA and the seven things you need to know about HSUS or google this to find those articles.
There was one post on the PARC forum already and I quote it (There is no telling how many milk snakes and kingsnakes have been let loose by keepers). this tells me they are already eyeballing that for a banning project as well. Trust me they can't wait to get there hands on you next.
They fully intend to take all of the reptile trade out. in fact they intend to take the whole pet trade out. They do not want people to keep any animals and this includes dogs and cats. They do not want farming of livestock either.
I have yet to figure out how they intend to feed a nation of people nothing but vegetables. The land that it would take to support this would wipe out even more habitat killing more animals anyway. You have a trade off for everything and there is no getting away from the fact that any idea will never be perfect. But people have depended upon cultivating animals since civilization began. In fact it is part of why we became civilized.
The brains (metaphorically speaking) behind this agenda want a total ban on all animal keeping.
Reptile keepers always get made out to be the bad guys. How often do you see a news report or read an article about one of us that shows some of the well kept animals we have?
We need to let the government know on a federal and state level that it is nobodies right to make us do what a group of terrorist wants us to do. We are supposed to have the right to engage in commerce and the right to pursue happiness as stated in the Declaration of Independence.
If the groups behind this agenda can make us stop keeping reptiles then were does it stop? Can any group with enough money lobby to make laws to make us do what they want? Is this freedom or just a system bought and paid for by the highest bidder?
This would mean there is no true freedom since it can be bought out from under you by any group that wants to make you do what they want. It is treason for any government official to sell your rights away.
We need to make laws against this kind of law making so we can have our rights protected since apparently
neither the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence guarantees or protects our rights.
You can't take this with your tail between your legs. You have nothing to loose by fighting this as much as you can. You will loose everything if you do nothing.
The Government is supposed to use our tax money to make things better for us, not use it to go after us and make our lives harder.
OK, that's my long soap box rant for the day. LOL
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Noah was the first snake collector. ~Eric~

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