Go Julie!
Zoo Med, in conjunction with various livestock wholesalers, will be having a
meeting with Marshal about this, the dates have not been set yet, but I'm
compiling data for it starting immediately. I basically want to think of the
entire reptile community as legal aids doing research for Marshals case, so
over the next few weeks please submit copies of any relevant findings to me.
I wanted to funnel this through myself because I have a staff of two in my
department that can go through and organize everything and high-lite
relevant information. This will also help ensure Marshal isn't receiving
multiple copies of the same information.
Yes, this newsgroup is definitely the cream of the crop as far as Herp
keepers are concerned, but some of this advanced knowledge does trickle down
to educating the pet stores. Some subscribers to this group have published
beginners guides and "first-herp" articles, and I'm sure we have all spent a
good amount of time educating pet store staff on herp care when we only
meant to buy cat food.
Cheers,
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Josh Klavir
Director of Consumer Relations
Zoo Med Laboratories
(805) 542-9988
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 8:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Gecko] HSUS press release
Nathan,
Let me make you aware if you aren't already, PIJAC and Marshall Meyers, the
PIJAC lawyer, are a force to be contended with! We do have some big guns on
our
side. As a breeder you should find out about and join PIJAC for precisely
this
type of situation.
Julie Bergman
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
nathan hall wrote:
> I understand that the press release from the HSUS has caused many
dedicated
> reptile owners to become quite alarmed, but this release is having the
exact
> effect desired by the HSUS. I see a small debate going on between reptile
> owners as to the proper and most effective actions that should be taken in
> order to "save" our precious hobby (I would say passion). I like the fact
> that some people on this forum are playing devil's advocate, but shouldn't
> some of this energy be directed toward our state and national officials?
> Yes, it is an excellent idea to prepare some of those people for opposing
> views and ideas since this "industry" has a relatively weak voice. That
is
> precisely why they, the HSUS, are going after us. We know that there are
> serious problems with this industry, but the government needs to see that
> awareness, education, and captive breeding programs have increased
> dramatically in the last five years.
>
> Nathan Hall
> GECKOS UNLIMITED http://web.wt.net/~neonate
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