what we do is a complete enigma to a politician. if we could figure ways to show the amounts of money and the multitude of sources, then reptiles as an industry starts to make sense to those who just do'nt get it.
for instance - shipyourreptiles.com - they have an account with ups which because of overall volume creates a nice discount for us individuals shipping through them. so at the end of a financial year, it's easy for someone at ups to say "holy crap, we made a bundle shipping reptiles this year... must mention that to the brass", who in turn might help our efforts as it would benefit them to do so. shipping through our own means, most of us i'd gamble not labeling our boxes, the numbers never come up... to many individuals and too many variables and no real reason to notice or care to look into it... but from one corp account source, they would notice.
if we could find multitudes of ways to get our numbers more unified and recognizable in the business arena, we become more legit.
to those who want to boycott daytona, i'd think inviting the media there to see firsthand what this industry is, would be a better idea. and have them bring their kids.
