Pet Ban HR 669

[dravenxavier]

There are a lot of other solutions that do not involve banning animals as pets. I would have no qualms over a permitting system that requires large and ecologically dangerous animals to be microchipped. I also think that one of the BIG problems is education. Perhaps mandatory fliers and warnings to be given out with animal purchases. I've done retail pet stores for years, and people just do not know what they're doing when they're releasing these animals. If all else fails, you can always find a store to take in your animal, or look online for someone who might want your animal. There are always places for them to go. Education, not a blanket ban, is the key, here.

EDIT: Now that I've watched the video, let me clarify a little on this bill. I'm into fish and reptiles as much as I am into plants, so I've been following this for a couple months now. This bill is basically set to split species into two catagories: allowed for import and trade, and not allowed. If the species is not allowed, then that's it. You can no longer import, sell, barter, or breed that species. If it IS allowed, then it can still be bred, sold, etc., but will now be considered "nonmailable matter". Which will shut down trade of that species outside of the local environment of the breeder or importer. For example, if you took the plant, or even just the orchid trade, and made it so you were no longer able to mail orchids, and could only pick up what you could find locally, how would that affect you? However, even with the species allowed, it's unlikely that the hobby will be able to support itself under these new regulations, and will most likely shut down. You will be buying your cat/dog supplies at Walmart, permanently.