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All,

If you have not read HR-669, "Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act", you should...

It is currently in the House Natural Resources Committee and has 13 democratic sponsors...

While you are researching the bill, you need to read the "Broken Screens" report prepared by the "Defense of Wildlife" oraganization...Pay particular attention as to who is on the staff at this tax exempt, non-profit organization...Read their biographies and what they did before they came to work at the Defense of Wildlife...

Read their "White Papers" and check out their 2007 Annual Report. There you will find their accomplishments that includes their lawsuit to STOP the construction of the fence between the US and Mexico!

Also, go to page 25 and read their "contributors" list...There's a very interesting name there...

Later,
Jim.
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CSRAJim

Thanks Jim. I find it very depressing, though typical of the folks in power now and their "change we can believe in" ideas and regulations we're being force-fed. I found a petition that people can sign - who knows maybe it will help in some way. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/usarkHR6311/?e
Jim

I just got an email from Jonel detailing what's in HR-669. Sorry to say this but I saw this coming a couple of years ago. Part of the problem was our own making ( hot reptiles, burms, retics, anacondas,....................chimps)but a bigger part of the problem is the wonderful bunch we have just elected as out leaders...........................Welcome to hell.
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Vichris
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"- Marcus Aurelius

Vichris Variables

getting too many hits on google got a link to that list?
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“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” Emmerson

Tony,

Try PIJAC's website...Look for HR-669 (and S-373) on their home page...You can access a copy of it there...

Later,
Jim.
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CSRAJim

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“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” Emmerson

please contact your representative and ask them to oppose this bill, don't take it for granted that someone else will or that they know about it.
I contacted mine today and he had no idea about the bill or what is was banning. This is scarry.
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Michelle
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.