The organizations you're talking about-Nat'l Audubon Society, Nat'l Wildlife Federation, Nature Conservancy-even, in most cases, the Sierra Club- all have a decades-long record of supporting sustainable use of natural resources-including hunting, fishing and other "collecting".



Is it a good idea to make enemies of them now? Do we NEED more powerful opponents? Is the tiny amount of money involved in foregoing a handful of memberships worth the loss of whatever influence we might have as members? Is it worth it to encourage them to find even more common cause with HSUS and PETA?



To me the answer to those questions is pretty darn clear. I'll be maintaining my membership and working from within.
-----
Brad Chambers

WWW.HCU-TX.ORG



Breeder of:

Green Tree Pythons

Jungle Carpet Pythons

Pastel, Pinstripe, FIRE, Piebald, Clown, Lavender Albino, Leucistic, and Spider Ball Pythons

Striped Colombian Boa Constrictors

Kenyan, Rufescens, and Conicus Sand Boas

Red Phase Western Hognose Snakes

Spider Western Hognose Snakes

Albino Western Hognose Snakes

Locality Trans-Pecos Mexican Hognose Snakes

Southern Hognose Snakes

Eastern Hognose Snakes

Tricolor Hognose Snakes

Hypo Checkered Garter Snakes

Eastern Blackneck Garter Snakes

Stillwater Hypo Bullsnakes

Patternless Bullsnakes

S. GA Eastern Kingsnakes

Locality Desert Kingsnakes

Albino Desert Kingsnakes

Hypo Desert Kingsnakes

Mexican Black Kingsnakes

Desert Phase, Striped Desert, Newport, and Coastal California Kingsnakes

Locality Mexican Milksnakes

Spotted Mexican Milksnakes

Tangerine Mexican Milksnakes

Locality Alterna

Abbott Okeetee Cornsnakes

Mexican Baird's Ratsnakes

Cape Housesnakes

Tangerine Albino African Fat -Tailed Geckos

Locality Spotted Turtles

[ Show Entire Thread ]