Tony,
Thanks for the information. I will contact as many people as I can
regarding this desperate situation. I knew this was going to happen with
all of the pressures from PETA and other groups. There are thousands of us
who ship on a regular basis and RELY on the USPS. Everyone in this industry
should take a look at the poultry industry's proactive approach to this
problem.
Nathan Hall
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: gecko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: [Gecko] USPS info - ACT NOW!
> Hello,
> Seems that the poultry industry has taken the bull by the horns and
> taken the necessary steps to fix the USPS problem. This website has an
> overview of the problem and their proposed solution:
> http://birdshippers.com/
> Senators Grassley (R-Iowa) and Feingold (D-Wisconsin) have introduced
> bill S.1397 that would force USPS to accept all allowable live
> shipments regardless of any restrictions that their contracted
> carriers may have. A copy of the bill is here:
> http://birdshippers.com/bill.html
> This bill was introduced on 9/4/2001. On 9/10/2001 it was referred to
> the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and
> Federal Services. Members of this committee can be found at:
> http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/members.htm
> If one of your senators is on this list... CONTACT THEM!
> This bill will ensure that we will,once again, be able to ship
> lizards, frogs, salamanders, etc... via USPS.
> --
>
> Best Regards Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Tony Gamble
> University of Minnesota
> Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
>
>
>
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