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S373 aka ‘The Python Ban’ has been amended to include the 9 great constrictors referenced in the recent report released by the US Geological Survey entitled Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor. If passed as written S373 would add all 9 snakes to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act making it a felony to engage in the import, export and interstate transport of any of these animals.

This possibility is unacceptable to USARK and the Reptile Nation. We are encouraging everyone with an interest in S373 to click on http://www.Kill-S373.com and participate in the USARK Kill S373 Letter Campaign. There you will find step by step instructions, a sample letter, contact information and even an instructional video to help you write your US Senators an effective letter opposing S373. We have learned that written letters are one of the most effective ways to lobby Congress. Sending an email is NOT enough! Write your letters. Get your friends and family involved writing letters too.

USARK spearheaded a similar letter writing campaign last spring. The Reptile Nation generated 50,000 letters opposing HR669. The bill was crushed. Time to do it again! Spread the web address http://www.Kill-S373.com all over the internet. Put it on your facebook page. Put it on your MySpace page. Twitter it. Post it on every forum or social networking site that you frequent. Email it to everyone you know! http://www.Kill-S373.com will take you straight to the resources you need to do your letters. We have made it as easy as it can possibly be, but it will require some effort. January 12th is our deadline. We don’t have much time. Do it today!

If you are an Industry Leader You Must Make an APPOINTMENT to MEET With Your Senators!! If you care about your business you will do this!!!

www.Kill-S373.com - DEADLINE January 12, 2010

www.kill-s373.com/

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Andrew Wyatt
President USARK

This is it! We beat HR669 like this... Let's do it again!!
www.Kill-S373.com

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Andrew Wyatt
President USARK

In fact, I'm working on something right now that I hope to have completed by tonight, or tomorrow afternoon at the latest. I'm eager to post it here and hope it will encourage others to take a more active role in fighting this legislation!

Everyone, if we don't fight this now, and send an EMPHATIC message to the HSUS that they can't trample on us, we're going to lose this fight. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your pets. Stand up for our future!

jb
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What's written above is purely my opinion. In fact, MOST of what you read on the internet is someone's opinion. Don't take it too seriously

Jonathan Brady
DeviantConstrictors.com
Deviant Constrictors picturetrail

I just want to make sure that I do this right.

You would like two letters (one to each senator) in a flat mailer to the USARK rep? You DON'T want the letters in their own envelopes, just both in a flat mailer?

Letters on their way soon...

Thank you!
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Cheers,
Jessica Gibbs
Ball Pythons; Corn Snakes; Green Tree Python; Jungle Carpet Python; Bci; Bcl; Bco
3.0 Crazy Dogs and 2.0 cats
Some Tropical Fish
...........and growing!

They are going to be hand delivered to your US Senator to avoid weeks of screening. That means they have to be presented in an open stack of letters. We don't want to have to open envelpoes, unfold and separate letters. If you send them flat in a large mailer it will facilitate the delivery by reducing the amount of work we have to do.">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350">
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Andrew Wyatt
President USARK

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Cheers,
Jessica Gibbs
Ball Pythons; Corn Snakes; Green Tree Python; Jungle Carpet Python; Bci; Bcl; Bco
3.0 Crazy Dogs and 2.0 cats
Some Tropical Fish
...........and growing!