outsdr2
Gray-bearded Member
Please if everyone can do their part. Send an email, call your representative.
http://www.nohr669.com/dosomething.htm
Action I took.
An individual copy of your letter will go to each official:
April 17, 2009
Dear Sen. Mel Martinez (R FL),
Sen. Bill Nelson (D FL),
Rep. Ron Klein (D FL-22),
Please join me in opposing H.R. 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act. This Bill is being advanced by powerful special interest groups and creates an unworkable process which is designed to fail. The government simply does not have the resources to evaluate the thousands of nonnative species already in this country for years and meet the unrealistic listing criteria and time frames in the law, and such a process is unnecessary for controlling truly invasive species. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that banning the import, sale, and trade of the vast majority of these animals will have any positive effect on the economy, environment, or human or animal species' health. In fact, if passed as drafted, H.R. 669 would destroy many families and businesses. It would have a decidedly negative impact on an already ailing economy by destroying a vital and growing industry at a time when our country is in need of jobs and growth.
Pet lovers such as myself support a legislative solution that targets species which may actually be invasive, rather than every species not originally native to the U.S., including thousands of species that have been in this country for decades without adverse impact. This Bill is a disaster to American business owners as well as pet owners who care deeply about their pets and face having to dispose of them because of a flawed law.
Please do not pass H.R. 669 without addressing these flaws.
Sincerely,
Mr. Jack xxxxxxxx *Edited for privacy. :wink:
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Thanks again for taking action. Be sure to visit http://www.rallycongress.com/no-hr-669/ for more important action items.
http://www.nohr669.com/dosomething.htm
Action I took.
An individual copy of your letter will go to each official:
April 17, 2009
Dear Sen. Mel Martinez (R FL),
Sen. Bill Nelson (D FL),
Rep. Ron Klein (D FL-22),
Please join me in opposing H.R. 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act. This Bill is being advanced by powerful special interest groups and creates an unworkable process which is designed to fail. The government simply does not have the resources to evaluate the thousands of nonnative species already in this country for years and meet the unrealistic listing criteria and time frames in the law, and such a process is unnecessary for controlling truly invasive species. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that banning the import, sale, and trade of the vast majority of these animals will have any positive effect on the economy, environment, or human or animal species' health. In fact, if passed as drafted, H.R. 669 would destroy many families and businesses. It would have a decidedly negative impact on an already ailing economy by destroying a vital and growing industry at a time when our country is in need of jobs and growth.
Pet lovers such as myself support a legislative solution that targets species which may actually be invasive, rather than every species not originally native to the U.S., including thousands of species that have been in this country for decades without adverse impact. This Bill is a disaster to American business owners as well as pet owners who care deeply about their pets and face having to dispose of them because of a flawed law.
Please do not pass H.R. 669 without addressing these flaws.
Sincerely,
Mr. Jack xxxxxxxx *Edited for privacy. :wink:
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Thanks again for taking action. Be sure to visit http://www.rallycongress.com/no-hr-669/ for more important action items.
