With friends like these…
There is a link to this message from Jeff B at the top of every page on KS
So much for being polite and professional.
We are now being encouraged to engage in threats and scare tactics.
“I say that if Congress wants to deal with the python issue, let them deal with the pythons too.”
“And to emphasis the point that you are serious, I am asking that everyone mail a letter to this effect
along with a shed snake skin to their congressman and senators, and especially to the members of the
Environment and Public Works committee listed below:”
If this is done, anyone in congress who is undecided will be turned soundly against us. In fact some on our side may turn against us.
We are battling against people’s emotions that snakes are dangerous and disgusting, and that those of us who own them are not the most upstanding among our citizens.
You’ve seen how they like to roll out that python skin to show everyone in the committee how big and dangerous the animals are.
Now they’ll be able to show a bunch of threatening letters and disgusting snake sheds that their aids have potentially been traumatized by. Not only will they dislike our animals, they will strongly dislike us.
This is by far the most ill-conceived call to action I’ve ever heard of.
Paul
