Have you heard about HR 669? If you are in the exotic animal community, you likely have. This bill is to prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or other animal species’ or human health.

While this sounds like a good thing, as releasing captive animals into the environment can cause problems, it isn’t. It will negatively effect all of the exotic community – reptiles, birds, fish, small animals, etc.

If this bill is passed, it will ban the import/purchase/sale/trade/breeding of numerous exotic animals.

There is no word on what species will be on this list, and they would not decide until after the bill is passed.

Help stop the bill from passing, contact a represenative today!

http://www.pijac.org/files/public/US_HR_669.pdf

http://www.usark.org/uploads/hr669sample.pdf