Now I am not the best qualified writer out there, but we really need to come together on this issue - THE REWARD for information leading to the ARREST & CONVICTION of the people responsible for the theft of the ball pythons at Jeff Houston’s house.

I have been talking to Jeff since yesterday about the theft. We propose to raise a large sum of money to offer a reward. By offering a large reward we have a better chance of getting someone to offer information. That is what we need right now, information. Our plan is to let the authorities know on Monday what we have pledged to a reward fund. I want to get at least 50K by Monday evening. Money talks and we are hoping that a good reward will help to loosen some lips. The plan is to get the word out everywhere we can about the reward. We will call the local news in Anaheim, newspapers etc., to get the word out. If we can get it printed as a news story in the papers around where he lives we have a good chance of someone knowing something. Pet stores all around the town will also be notified. So that is what we have in mind.

Here is how we propose we go about this at this time. We really want to get everyone involved. This is a great opportunity for the industry to really come together and show our support for what we all do and love. Nothing would please us more than to capture those who are responsible. Remember this could have happened to you and it will happen again to someone. We need to show people that as an industry we are not going to stand by and just watch. WE CARE and we want to help.

To that end here is the plan. Please email me with your support. We are looking for a commitment of cash. What we need is for you to pledge that you will donate x amount of dollars to the REWARD fund for information leading to the ARREST & CONVICTION of those who are guilty. The authorities will know about this reward and they will determine if the reward is to be awarded. So please let the word out about this endeavor. WE DO NOT WANT YOUR MONEY NOW, just a pledge of the amount that you will give. Remember this is for ARREST & CONVICTION. Please email me your name, or business name, phone number etc., and the amount you wish to pledge and we will get the fund growing. Let’s see how many pledges we can collect by Monday. Also I am going to have a web page made ASAP to list those donating to the cause. There will be a total pledged dollars shown on the site. So show your support. We will have link to it for you tomorrow.

Also if you know of any businesses that can help donate please let them know as well. Tell everyone. Anyone that sells reptiles and reptile related products should be in on this endeavor. Donate as much as you can really afford, because if it does work out you will need to pay it. If you have any more suggestions please email me. Thank you for your support.

Dan & Colette Sutherland
info@ballpython.com

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