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 URGENT FROM USARK, ACT NOW




Stop Florida Reptile Ban Now!


The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet September 9th, 10th and 11th. On the agenda will be Reptiles of Concern and whether to ban them administratively this year. Please don’t let this happen! What happens in Florida will have repercussions across the country. We need everyone to weigh in on this and send an email to the FWC Commissioners. Even if you are not a Florida resident you can sign the letter as a potential stakeholder. The Humane Society of the United States has been mischaracterizing the issue and spreading inaccurate statistics. The Reptile Nation needs to be heard from coast to coast on this important debate.

USARK President, Andrew Wyatt will be traveling to Florida to attend the meeting. Let the FWC hear the voice of the Reptile Nation prior to his arrival. We have a very good argument to make, but it will be much more convincing if we get a big email push from the Nation. Just follow the link below to our instant email tool. It is as easy as filling in your info and pushing the submit button. Do it now!

Click here to email FWC and Gov Crist

http://usark.org/campaign.php?id=8



This is a public meeting. We urge all Florida residents and stakeholders to come to the meeting and express your concerns. Our issues are on the agenda for the afternoon of the 9th.

Time:
8:30 a.m.

Date:
September 9-11, 2009

Place:
Mission Inn
10400 County Road 48
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737
Phone: (352) 324-3101
Fax: (352) 324-2636
Website: http://www.missioninnresort.com/










08/31/09  08:21pm

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   Message To: Wyland2222   In reference to Message Id: 2066008


 URGENT FROM USARK, ACT NOW

Well, I know this is already over, but all the crying from the herptoculturists of america isn’t going to make a difference when the florida everglades, the rest of florida, and even as far north as virginia is being infested with released burmese pythons, ball pythons, and boa constrictors. I love having snakes, but some retards in florida ruined the reputation of reptile owners, not to mention the survival of several local fauna from Florida to Washington D.C. I hope they do put a ban on reptiles in florida. sorry, the natural environment and the preservation of the local fauna is more important than some guy in Florida being allowed to buy 14 pythons this year. And really, it doesn’t affect me and shouldn’t affect too many people. Reptile breeding is huge, and local breeders can be found for almost any species in the world. The only thing florida helps with is the importation of wild specimens, and no herptoculturist or hobbiest needs to have wild imports. Buy from local breeders. Leave wild animals where they are!
10/06/09  01:27am


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