It is important to contact the representitives from NC so we can stop this ban and prevent the whole country from ending up like NY!

This bill has been proposed for North Carolina wich if put in act will ban the following ("dangerous" andimals:

(1.) Class Mammalia

a. Order Carnivora

1. Family Felidae (lions, tigers, leopards, ocelots, servals, etc.) – all species except domestic cats.

2. Family Canidae (wolves, foxes, jackals, etc.) – all species except domestic dogs and indigenous foxes.

3. Family Ursidae (bears) – all species except black bears.

4. Family Viverridae (only binturongs).

5. Family Procyonidae (only kinkajous and coatis).

6. Family Hyaenidae (hyenas, etc.) – all species.

b. Order Marsupialia – only kangaroos.

c. Order Perissodactyla – only rhinoceroses.

d. Order Primates (lemurs, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas) – all species.

e. Order Proboscidae (elephants, etc.) – all species.

f. Order Rodentia – only prairie dogs and Gambian rats.

(2) Class Reptilia

a. Order Squamata

1. Family Varanidae – only water monitors and crocodile monitors.

2. Family Boidae – all species whose adult length has the potential to exceed eight feet in length.

3. Family Colubridae – only boomslangs and African twig snakes.

4. Family Elapidae (cobras, mambas, etc.) – all species.

5. Family Nactricidae – only keelback snakes.

6. Family Viperidae (vipers) – only nonindigenous species.

7. Family Helodermatidae (beaded lizards, Gila monsters, etc.) – all species.

8. Family Hydrophiidae (sea snakes, etc.) – all species.

9. Family Atractaspidae (mole vipers, etc.) – all species.

b. Order Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials, etc.) – all species.


Here is a link to the full bill:

Protection of Inherently Dangerous Animals

Here is a link to reps from NC:
rep info

Take action:
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