The State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection is taking steps to revise animal regulations that could ban many reptiles. Revisions could put a halt to the importation and possession of many commonly held reptiles. The proposed regulatory changes were motivated by an incident with a Chimpanzee that gained national attention. The reptiles included in the proposal have posed no demonstrable threat to the environment, or human and animal health and safety. This is a jerk knee reaction that has not been well thought out. The language of the proposal is from a boiler plate proposal written by members of the Animal Rights Industry.

USARK suggests our Model State Legislation as a much more reasonable alternative. The USARK proposal provides for secure containment, environmental integrity and public health & safety protocols.

Click hear to read proposed regulatory changes:
www.usark.org/uploads/CT%20Reg%20Proposal.pdf

Click here to STOP CT Reptile Ban:
usark.org/campaign.php?id=15

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled three open forums on proposed changes to the rules governing the importation, possession and liberation of wild animals. Please attend and make polite professional comments in support of USARK alternative proposal.

The three forums will take place:

March 16, 2010, 7 – 9 pm
Department of Environmental Protection
Marine Headquarters
333 Ferry Road
Old Lyme, CT
directions: www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2690&q=322412&depNav_GID=1511

March 18, 2010, 10 am – 12 pm
Connecticut Forest and Park Association
16 Meriden Road
Rockfall, CT
directions: www.ctwoodlands.org/contact

March 24, 2010, 7 – 9 pm
Department of Environmental Protection
Kellogg Environmental Center
500 Hawthorne Avenue
Derby, CT
directions: www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2690&q=322412&depNav_GID=1511

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For questions or help contact:
Andrew Wyatt
president@usark.org

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