Matt, much of what you are suggesting is being done. At the most recent show here in So. Cal there was a USARK table. Vendors did provide reptiles and supplies for an auction. At some of the shows there are 50/50 raffles. Money is not enough!
The Senators and Representatives that voted for the bill all received cash donations. Their support, their vote, was purchased.
We have something that is equally powerful, our vote! I'm on Facebook and received a News Feed from Kingsnake with a link that shows whom supported and whom opposed the bill. How many of us that are on Kingsnake on a regular basis actually vote? How many of us actually looked at this information? Here's the link: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2811/money
We should all let our Senators and Representatives know that they have lost our support, our vote, if they supported this bill. That information needs to get out to the public. It should be provided at shows. It should be on the home page of reptile websites, etc.
I'll stop my rant at this point. Hopefully you and others will understand that just giving some money is not enough!
John Quinones aka John Q

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