UGH GOVERNMENT LEAVE MY PETS ALONE
Apr. 20th, 2009 05:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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tahirire, there's a bill up before congress in just a few days that will restrict the sale, breeding, and transportation of virtually all pets (the "non-native" ones) except for cats, dogs, and goldfish, until each species is "investigated" and put on a "safe" list. It's utterly ridiculous.
This includes hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, just about all aquarium fish, most birds and snakes. And, I mean, even pet rats (Norway rats, most of 'em) aren't native. (Though maybe mice will be okay? I don't know.) AGH. Yeah, maybe some of this needs to be controlled and investigated, but this is NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. As I write this my dear little Bartleby is sleeping pressed up against the small of my back, and just...WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY?
This is why I'm libertarian.
Check out tahirire's post for more information and links where you can protest.
Stupid gubmint.
tahirire, there's a bill up before congress in just a few days that will restrict the sale, breeding, and transportation of virtually all pets (the "non-native" ones) except for cats, dogs, and goldfish, until each species is "investigated" and put on a "safe" list. It's utterly ridiculous.This includes hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, just about all aquarium fish, most birds and snakes. And, I mean, even pet rats (Norway rats, most of 'em) aren't native. (Though maybe mice will be okay? I don't know.) AGH. Yeah, maybe some of this needs to be controlled and investigated, but this is NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. As I write this my dear little Bartleby is sleeping pressed up against the small of my back, and just...WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY?
This is why I'm libertarian.
Check out tahirire's post for more information and links where you can protest.
Stupid gubmint.
