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 Another urgent message from USARK



CALL DAY 7/27/09- Stop Ban On ALL Pythons Nationwide!


There seems to be some confusion in the Reptile Nation about what is going on here. HR2811 if passed would Ban ALL Pythons Nationwide. This is NOT a Florida bill. It is in the US House of Representatives. This is NOT about Burmese Pythons. IT IS ABOUT ALL PYTHONS!... from Ball Pythons on up... ALL PYTHONS!!! If HR2811 passes the House and Senate as written, the trade in ALL PYTHONS IS OVER!!

Our only chance is to get the bill amended. It is going to get voted on in subcommittee on Tuesday and the full House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. If we are unable to get it amended it will include ALL PYTHONS!

USARK is calling on the entire Reptile nation to turn out for a MASSIVE calling day tomorrow, Monday July 27, 2009!!! If we fail, the ability to work with ANY Python will be devastated. Don’t let this happen. We owe it to our children and future generations to be able to enjoy these animals! This is the most fantastic hobby and profession there is. DO NOT LET IT DIE!

Phone & Fax Campaign July 27, 2009: This is not a full list of the House Judiciary Committee. We will focus only on key members.

SCRIPT: My name is...... I want to register a NO on HR2811. If passed as written this bill will destroy thousands of families and small businesses. There is not a shred of scientific evidence to support banning all of the different species in the genus python. Not all pythons are the same. There are many different species. Please amend the bill to address only the IMPORT of the Burmese Python. Thank you for your consideration.



Sponsor and Key Members:


Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Sponsor
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4506; fax 202-226-0777
Miami: phone 305-690-5905; fax 305-690-5951



Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5792; fax 202-225-3132
Punta Gorda: phone 941-575-9101; fax 941-575-9103



Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-3001; fax 202-225-5974
Boca Raton: phone 561-988-6302; fax 561-988-6423


Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-7931; fax 202-226-2052
Pembroke Pines: phone 954-437-3936; fax 954-437-4776


Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) Committee Chair
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5126; fax 202-225-0072
Detroit: phone 313-961-5670; fax 313-226-2085
EMAIL: john..gov


Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) Ranking Member
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4236; fax 202-225-8628
San Antonio: phone 210-821-5024; fax 210-821-5947


Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4695; fax 202-225-3196
Van Nuys: phone 818-994-7200; fax 818-994-1050


Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-3861; fax 202-225-0442


Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-3065; fax 202-225-8611
Greensboro: phone 336-333-5005; fax: 336-333-5048


Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-6365; fax 202-226-1170
Chesapeake: 757-382-0080; fax 757-382-0780


Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4576; fax: 202-225-6328
Glendale: phone 623-776-7911; fax: 623-776-7832


Congressman Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5811; fax 202-225-1100
Thousand Oaks: phone 805-497-2224; Toll Free: (800) 423-0023; fax 805-497-0039


Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5635
New York: phone 212-367-7350



CALL, CALL, CALL!!! Our Future Depends On It! Make an avalanche of calls and bury HR2811!



Click here to donate $10 with dollar for dollar matching from Zoo Med

http://usark.org/donate.php



THIS MUST BE BIG!!! SPREAD THE WORD FOR MONDAY July 27th 2009!!!!!!





07/26/09  07:32pm

 #2046161


Extinction
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   Message To: Wyland2222   In reference to Message Id: 2045807


 Another urgent message from USARK

i dont want to see burms banned either ..
07/27/09  03:29pm

 #2046276


Wyland2222
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   Message To: Extinction   In reference to Message Id: 2046161


 Another urgent message from USARK

Well I only want them banned from import, not ban the ones that are already here and there are plenty of those, it is only banning more wild caught ones and bringing them in........enough own them and breed them that they would still be around.........we just want to be sure that it is not alllllllll pythons they ban.
Hope you called anyway.......
Trish
07/27/09  07:36pm

 #2047246


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   Message To: Wyland2222   In reference to Message Id: 2046276


 Another urgent message from USARK

Yes but baning the import will mean no more new blood to mix in our burms here and what if a new burm morph is found? Then we have no way of getting it here. You give the government an inch they will take a mile they have already added african rock pythons to the list also so its only a matter of time before anacondas and retics are added!
07/29/09  11:57am

 #2047444


Wyland2222
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   Message To: Denial9945   In reference to Message Id: 2047246


 Another urgent message from USARK

Well we just have to keep fighting, if we give up, they win.........
Trish
07/29/09  06:22pm

 #2048165


Boomalang
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   Message To: Wyland2222   In reference to Message Id: 2047444


 Another urgent message from USARK

the government is going to take whatever they want. whether we give them an inch or not. what USARK is trying to do is use the burmese and african rock pythons as fall pythons so that we can still import all of the other pythons. it is a great strategy, as the media and a lot of people that don’t know much about pythons see the burmese as a problem, especially in Florida. and as for them finding new morphs of burmese...they’ll still get them into the united states one way or another and once it’s here it’s here. after all, cocaine is illegal and our prisons are still full.
07/30/09  05:05pm

 #2048234


Wyland2222
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   Message To: Boomalang   In reference to Message Id: 2048165


 Another urgent message from USARK

Boomalang,
Well put, I did get another message from Usark that we did get the bill sent back to be reworded, so for now only the burms and the African rocks are gonna be on it. I agree, they will still get into the country, not only drugs, but they still manage to get parrots in as well, so new blood will get in, so we have had somewhat of a victory with all this..........had it gone on, it would have banned all snakes with python as part of their names, even not allowed them to cross state lines............
Trish
07/30/09  06:46pm


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