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Hypancistrus

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I know. You were expecting more info on the wonders of shoots and leaves. We'll leave that to the panda thread.

Seriously, this should be getting more attention than a thread on human diet choices. After all, the .gov is not trying to ban us from eating cows OR shoots and leaves.

They are, however, trying to ban our pythons.

Here's the latest update.

USARK said:
Oppose Python Ban Campaign


S373 aka the ‘Python Ban’ goes to “Mark Up” before the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee on Thursday, December 10, 2009. If passed as written this bill could add ALL 40 species of Python, and possibly Boa Constrictor to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act. This would ban the import, export and interstate transport of ALL animals listed. Last week USARK led a very successful grass roots campaign to oppose S373 in the Senate EPW committee. The Reptile Nation weighed in and the committee got our message. Now the bill will go to “Mark Up” where it can be amended.

Calling on all the committee members again may not be the best way to influence them. They know what we want and how many people in the Reptile Nation care about this issue. We don’t feel that just calling them again will be effective. USARK is calling for a MASSIVE email campaign directed to all major media outlets to try and draw attention to the issue. If we can generate 10’s of thousands of emails we will create a media story that will bring attention to this issue that politicians and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) don’t want. This has to be a massive effort. We are facing annihilation as an industry and hobby. NOW is the time to stand up and make a difference. Every single person who participates WILL make a difference!

We also want to contact President Obama. He has declared that he wants to be more accessible to the American public than any President before him. He has set up a website and email portal to address issues of lost jobs. If S373 passes thousands of jobs will be lost and thousands of American families will be bankrupted at the hands of ambitious politicians and incompetent government agencies. Please contact the President and let him know you don’t want his government to destroy your hobby or livelihood!

Please follow these simple steps:
1. Contact The Media; Pythons Politics & Destruction of the American Dream Campaign. Click on this link to send a hard hitting email to all the big media outlets: http://usark.org/campaign.php?id=9
2. Contact President Obama. Click on this link to let the President know you oppose S373 and the destruction of American jobs: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Obama Sample Letter: cut and paste in whitehouse contact portal above

President Obama,
S373 aka the Python Ban is being considered in the Senate right now. It will destroy thousands of jobs and bankrupt thousands of American families. The bill has been sensationalized and politicized and has no basis in real science. In fact a report generated by USGS to justify this bill has been called unscientific by an independent panel of scientists. It is being pushed by powerful special interest groups and it will hurt me financially. It is a confiscation of my personal property rights and will not solve the problems proponents claim it addresses. This is clearly a situation that has become politically driven and ignores science that does not support S373. Please do not allow politics to trump good science and sound policy. This is wrong and you promised in your election campaign not to allow situations like this to occur. Please stop S373.



***Join the Reptile Nation!

1. Click the 'Donate Button' at the top of the page to donate to USARK. Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar by Zoo Med.

2. Click the 'Become a Member' link at the bottom of the page to Join the Reptile Nation. These battles are costly we need your support!

3. Click the 'Twitter Button' at the top of the page to follow USARK for fast breaking updates.



Forward this Alert to everyone you know... your friends, email lists, forums, social networking sites... everyone! This will only work if EVERYONE participates!! We must generate 10's of thousands of responses. Do it now! Go, GO, GO!!!!!
 
Is this making fun of me? I will take a hin t if I need to. I certainly don't want to upset people.

Believe it or not this has absolutely nothing to do with you. It does have to do with a massive piece of legislation that would totally cripple our hobby and many peoples economic lives.

Now which is more important? Lettuce v. Hamburger? Or HSUS v. USARK?
 
Believe it or not this has absolutely nothing to do with you. It does have to do with a massive piece of legislation that would totally cripple our hobby and many peoples economic lives.

Now which is more important? Lettuce v. Hamburger? Or HSUS v. USARK?

I can go. Im sorry.
 
Only if you participate in the USARK activities to help us, all of us, save our much loved pythons. If you do that, I will buy you a whole damn head of lettuce and mail it to dairy land for you.

Is that a promise? Though I'm really not much a fan of lettuce, perhaps I can have a pomegranate instead.

Is this making fun of me? I will take a hin t if I need to. I certainly don't want to upset people.

No. It's just that the other vegetarian/vegan thread became so popular, that Lauren sort of "tricked" people into visiting this thread so she could point out something important concerning reptile legislation.
 
You snared me! But to be fair, if your title had had something about the python ban in it I would have looked too.
 
Thanks for posting this, Lauren. I don't have a phone, so this is something I can do. I know e-mails don't do THAT much, but I think this is a great idea, and i've done both of these things. I really wish the .gov would focus on things that actually help the country (i.e. the economy, the war, etc.) instead of trying to strip away our rights, and a lot of peoples' livelihoods.
 
Oh, I read that one, I just have nothing intelligent to add to these kind of threads, so usually don't post in them.

You might have. But let me just point this out....

In over a weeks worth of air time, the former thread on the python ban only got 4 replies and 62 reads. This one has been up for less than an hour and has already surpassed that.

That is just SAD.

See evidence below.
 
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I put this on my FB yesterday, and not one person responded. I have over 800 people (mostly gamers, but still) on my list...SOME of them have to have snakes, right?
 
I put this on my FB yesterday, and not one person responded. I have over 800 people (mostly gamers, but still) on my list...SOME of them have to have snakes, right?

This proves it. If we want to really identify what will kill our species, it isn't lettuce v. hamburger OR cow farts.... it's apathy. Apathy of all kinds, in all age groups and races. No one gives a crap, and no one wants to put forth any effort... with the exception of crazy people. Like the PETA/HSUS nuts. They care enough to send their best.
 
You might have. But let me just point this out....

In over a weeks worth of air time, the former thread on the python ban only got 4 replies and 62 reads. This one has been up for less than an hour and has already surpassed that.

That is just SAD.

See evidence below.

Yes, I'd have to agree, that is pretty sad.:uhoh:
 
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