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rwindmann
at Wed Feb 17 22:09:06 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rwindmann ]
The government did ban something I care about - road hunting in Texas. But you know what, we still hunt within law, and bottom line we still get to enjoy our hobby. One day it might change, maybe not. I personally try to work within the law.
If you want a ball python, you don't have to import them - all you have to do go to craigslist in any given city and they are giving them away. You can even find the darn things in pet shelters. We import way too many pythons.
They killed imports on aves a long time ago, and we still can buy cockatoos, african grey, macaws and amazons. If that law did anything, it put some quarantine stations out of business and gave some much needed relief to the wildlife populations.
It's always the first piece of any given legislation that will eventually erode and take away all of my personal freedoms and liberties. I've been hearing that all of my life, and I am still free. If I want a python, I'll go to a show and buy one from a breeder. Maybe all of those wholesalers will look at it as an opportunity, start breeding.
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RE: USF&W to add "Big 9" to Lacey Act - rwindmann, Wed Feb 17 22:09:06 2010