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RE: Being a hobbyist hurts herp industry

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Posted by: OHI at Sun Nov 21 15:06:03 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by OHI ]  
   

The situation regarding neighbors and what not maybe true. Then I would move from the neighborhood. You can't keep running and hiding. One of the main focuses of USARK should be creating leagl pathways for this industry to conduct its business. If you want to hide and do illegal things then you are just a black eye for this industry. If your neighbors are going to make trouble for you then it doesn't matter whether you are a business or a hobbyist. Further, how are your neighbors going to know you are a hobbyist or a business?

Personally, I would never join HCU. They are against the sale of wild caught herps and I support the right to sell wild caught herps. But oddly many of their members sell, trade or buy wild caught herps. Hmmmmm. HCU supports the idea of the White and Black List regulation in TX and I don't. They are counter to the herp industry in those regards in my opinion. USARK supports the right to sell wild caught herps and they support the right to collect any herp species not listed as Endangered or Threatened. Thus the position statements for each group are vastly different. USARK is pro-herp industry and HCU I would say is counter herp industry. Just my opinion.

Welkerii

   

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