Freelance,



Thanks for posting this example of "selective legislation" to target a specific group of tax paying citizens in New Mexico to support the Animal Right's (AR) agenda...We already know that the AR crowd seeks to end ALL animals in captivity (they've stated this many times over many decades) so if they get away with this, the next time around, all they have to do is change the disease to fit with an animal and viola! Another animal species is regulated and/or banned...Eventually, they WILL get around to domestic farming and other animal husbandry industries. This is only a continuation of picking off the low fruit, one small group at a time until there are no more...



Let's see, controlling disease is a very old scare tactic of the AR folks (e.g. salmonella, etc). I agree with you that they should state (for public record) what the problems are and how widespread the problem is to New Mexico's public safety. With that in mind, take salmonella for example...Isn't that something that the residents of New Mexico need to fear from their food supply in grocery stores and restaurants? Of course it is and yet, this commerce and industry (e.g. farming, food processing, grocery stores, restaurants, etc) is allowed to not only work with these disease carrying animals for domestic food production but, the products can be sold as FOOD for the citizens of New Mexico! I wonder what New Mexico's poultry farmers would say about these proposed rules? And what do they propose to do about the natural occurring diseases (e.g. ticks, etc)? Eradicate all natural wildlife to protect public health?



Regarding hybridization, another AR scare tactic that again, they should state (for public record) the extent and nature of the problem...Just how BIG is it in New Mexico? And what about those domesticated chickens and turkeys being raised on farms in New Mexico? None of them are found in the wild and couldn't they "hybridize" with nature fuana? Not to mention cattle and horses...What to do with them or any other "domesticated" animal being grown on farms in New Mexico?



And then they talk about the dreaded "invasive species"...Again, take a look at every domesticated animal in New Mexico and compare them to the natural fuana there...How many of these species are found in New Mexico? I'll bet that the very definition that they use to "classify" native fuana will exclude virtually every single domesticated animal in the state.



De-venomize (e.g. fang or organ removal) venomous animals is by definition, animal cruelty in that this is how they acquire food (modified saliva) and by how many years of evolution, is used to assist in digestion of their food (from the inside out)...Suppose you recommend removing the teeth and salivary glands of the caring individuals that made this proposal in the first place...I wonder how they'd feel about "gumming" their food?



Vetrinarian inspection/certification as being "disease free" is a joke! Why don't you ask your federal, state and local food inspectors if, by policy and practice, they inspect every animal in the state BEFORE it is processed (or imported-there ain't any lobsters in New Mexico) and sold as food to the citizens of New Mexico! You'll be very surprised in the answer...They'll cite under-staffing, under-funded, etc...Every reason in the book why they CANNOT do this as public health officials but they're going to require each individual citizen that has an animal on their list to do this and fine them if they don't? Ah yes, the government's employees are exempted...Again, selective application of the law against a selected group of citizens...



Fees for each animal imported into the state...Let's see, is there a fee for every domesticated animal imported into the state of New Mexico? If not, there should be...I'll bet the politicians will not touch that one due to the ramifications of not only campaign contributions but, with negative ad's as well. Again, selective legislation in support of the AR agenda...



Assist the pet trade? Hardly, they're attempting to diminish and/or end it! These requirements will just be the next step to where they want to go as the only way to ensure a disease and hybrid free New Mexican fuana is by banning ALL animals in captivity or domestic farm production...After all, is anything in this proposal "easy" or "inexpensive" for the citizens that this proposal will effect? No, it is not. It's designed to be difficult for a reason...



Wow, nice to see that the vice-chair (Sandy Buffet) of this group used to work for UNEP...That's one of the international organizations that is implementing the international "Biosphere Reserve Program" for the United Nations! To discuss this would make this post even longer so I'll end here...



The bottom line is that none of this is about their stated "concerns" to the average New Mexican citizen or the natural habitat as to put it actual practice, by their own definitions, would call for the eradication of every animal in the state...Domesticated or native!



Just my 10-cents worth...



Later,

Jim.




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