[Killietalk] Guess what - HR669 is not dead

[Luke Colliton <lukeysan at comcast_net>]

Great Job... But it's NOT Over!!

Congratulations on a Job Well Done with HR669... but that was just the 
first Battle. We are fighting a war!

The effort put forth by the Reptile Nation in opposing HR669 was nothing 
less than monumental. A real letter campaign like that hasn't been seen 
in a long time. It made a *HUGE *impression. USARK is so very proud that 
the community has pulled together like never before to fight this bill. 
We gained an important preliminary victory... but this is far from over. 
It was just round one.

USARK has learned that the Defenders of Wildlife, Humane Society of the 
United States and The Nature Conservancy are going to meet with Delegate 
Bordallo's Subcommittee Staff in early May. The word is that they will 
be discussing a rewrite of HR669. They are expected to actually change 
the bill very little. The idea is to cut deals with the biggest 
opponents of the bill. We believe any proposal that involves a "white 
list" or a complicated permit system is a */Deal Breaker/* for the 
Reptile Nation. That scenario we believe would eliminate the majority of 
animals and most hobbyist breeders. USARK will never endorse a deal that 
sacrifices any of our brothers and sisters.

This NEW bill is likely to be reintroduced under a new number in order 
to lose the stigma of HR669 as a tainted bill. It will cause confusion, 
but USARK will keep the Reptile Nation apprised of the facts as they 
develop.

Stay tuned to the latest developments on the USARK website. Prepare 
yourself for battle.

/USARK/

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