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AR-HSU$ wish list
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by tigers9 on January 21, 2009
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From HSUS PDF ‘wish list”, number 98 could decimate reptile industry (herp food and pets).HSUS loves Obama:
http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/change-agenda-for-animals-1-14-09.pdf
CHANGE AGENDA FOR ANIMALS
New Offices
SNIP
11) Wild animal exhibitions/USDA licensees – prohibit public physical contact with big cats, primates, and elephants (including elephant rides) to protect public health and safety; prohibit the use by USDA licensees of inappropriate training devices that cause injury and harm to wild animals, including the ankus or bullhook, electric prod, and taser; eliminate traveling exhibits for big cats and elephants (the needs of these species cannot be met while traveling and they cannot be cared for safely during weather and other emergencies), or at least prohibit chaining and require exercise periods, climate-controlled vehicles, and itineraries whenever any wild animals travel, rather than just if they’ll be away for more than 72 hours, as currently required; require separate licenses for each type of animal (big cats, primates, etc.) because an exhibitor qualified to keep one species might not be qualified to keep another
12) Imported live wild animal quarantine – require quarantine of all live wild animals imported to the U.S. (such as those imported as exotic pets) in order to prevent the introduction into the U.S. of pathogens that might be harmful to agriculture, people, and other animals
13) Swim-with-the-dolphin (SWTD) regulations – publish and finalize new regulations to govern the conduct of SWTD sessions (enforcement of regulations published in 1998 was suspended in spring 1999; despite promises since to amend and reissue them, nothing has happened in almost a decade and SWTD programs remain effectively unregulated)
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17) Microchips – develop regulations (as directed in the FY06 Agriculture Appropriations bill) that will allow for universal reading ability by pet microchip scanners so that scanners can read any chip and microchipping can be more reliable, affordable, and effective in reuniting lost pets with their families; require microchipping for big cats and other wild animals kept by USDA licensees
18) AWA species – support efforts to include all vertebrates under Animal Welfare Act
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27) Exotic pet trade – prohibit importation and interstate commerce in potentially dangerous exotic species for the pet trade; accelerate consideration and listing of pythons, boa constrictors, and anacondas as injurious species, barred from importation and interstate commerce for the pet trade
28) Overseas exhibitions – stop issuing permits for export and reimport of endangered animals for exhibition purposes, which do not serve to enhance the survival of the species as required under the ESA
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35) Reptile and amphibian transport – publish Humane and Healthful Transport regulations under the Lacey Act
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47) Service animals – finalize proposed regulations barring wild animals as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act
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82) Exotic pet trade – prohibit importation and interstate commerce of potentially harmful wild animals for pet trade; retain FDA ban on interstate commerce in small turtles for pet trade (in place since 1975 to protect public health, in light of risk from Salmonella transmission) and increase awareness/enforcement of ban
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98) Shipment of animals – prohibit shipping through the mail (where they incur high mortality rates) live reptiles, baby chicks and other birds for the pet trade, agriculture or sport
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RE: AR-HSU$ wish list
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by ALA_snake33 on January 22, 2009
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Whats new?
Same Bull Crap, Just Another Day
HSUS, PETA, & API
All these abbreviation's should ring fear in the heart of every Reptile Owner in this country, and they have a new buddy in the White House now.
Scratch My Back & I'll Scratch Yours
Be Safe Ya'll, Happy Herping : Wally
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