This is of EXTREME importance to the pet industry that this proposed bill does NOT pass. I did not see a post about this here, and I know that right away this bill was thought to be only a threat to the reptile industry, but as the details have come out this is not the case. HR669 proposes a BAN on ALL non-native US wildlife, this INCLUDES fish. This means it would be ILLEGAL to own, reproduce, or travel across state lines with non-native wildlife including fish. We need to act now!!
Here are some links from PIJAC about the bill and what we can do to stop it in its tracks.
Here is the full text of the proposed bill:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h669ih.txt.pdf
Information on how you can help:
http://www.pijac.org/files/public/US_HR_669.pdf
http://www.pijac.org/files/public/669_Short_W_Comm.pdf
Contact your representatives, this can be easily completed through this website:
http://nohr669.com/
I just thought that I should make this known to this online community. We need to send letters, emails, and phone calls before April 23rd when the house sub-committee is meeting.
Don't let them ban our hobbies and pets. Do your part!
Jason Knudson
