Chris and Ash's Adventures & Explorations of Exotic Species and Average House Cats
All things reptilian, furry, scientific, and exotic
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My Thoughts on Adding 4 Snakes (the “Constrictor Ban”) to the Lacey Act
As many of you already know, last week the Fish and Wildlife (“FWS”) service added 4 snakes to the Lacey Act: the Yellow Anaconda, Burmese Python, and two species of Rock Python. This means that these snakes have been labeled as “injurious” and can no longer be traded interstate or imported into the country. I … Continue reading
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- Fish & Wildlife added 4 species to the Lacey Act despite USARK's attempt to stop this: yellow anaconda, burmese pythons, and African rock pythons. I plan to write a post on this soon.
- Good article on HSUS from HumaneWatch: http://www.humanewatch.org/images/uploads/TVDeception.pdf . According to this article only 1% of donations to HSUS go towards helping pets. The rest goes to their political agenda which does not appear to be pet-owner friendly. Please donate to your local shelters directly! Also a consumer alert from HumaneWatch on HSUS: http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/consumer_alert/
- Well, as you know the USA is ALWAYS trying to ruin the lives of pet owners that keep anything other than a dog or cat. Basically, Congress tries to put a blanket ban on all animals that are exotic every year. That is why I am a member of USARK (United States Association of Reptile Keepers). Please help us out by voting "yes" here: Should People Be Allowed to Keep Exotic Animals As Household Pets?
- Comments are much appreciated! :-)
- Hi all, I just want to put a shout out for my friend's start-up reptile and parrot forum. It is very small right now but a great place for those to go who are serious about pets and provide forever-homes. Those who post on the site are from all over the world and that is one thing that makes it very unique. So please, check it out at: Reptile-Parrots.com.
Ash
Chris
