Pet Ban HR 669

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Originally Posted by IraGlacialis

This bill looks like a load of crock.

Besides the already-stated reasons, if this bill passes it will start a process that erode our rights what we can or cannot have.
We all know the havoc that plants such as kudzu, water hyacinth, and purple loostrife have done upon American ecosystems. Why not pass a ban on all non-native species of plant (including orchids) for personal gardening? They may not seem like a threat now, but you can't be too sure.
Despite stringent measures, species such as zebra mussel can still hitch a ride in ship ballasts. The result is damages not only in the environmental sense but in an economic/infrastructural sense as well. Let's ban shipping, even at the expense of our already crippled economy.
Pigs and goats escape from farms and become feral. Ban them.
The selective nature of orchards can cause genetic-related diseases to be passed on to wild plants. Ban them.
See a pattern here?

Besides, a lot of species are extinct/endangered in the wild and are only being on this earth due to breeding programs by responsible pet owners.

:iagree: Its a slippery slope for sure.