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  LAST MINUTE INFORMATION REGARDING INFAMOUS HR 669For those not yet familiar with this "proposed" resolution form our hard working congress. It banes all non native species from the USA including existing pets. Parrots, canaries, Guinea pigs, Snakes , etc etc, will not be allowed to "possess, breed, transport, carry, etc So even Zoo's , Vets, Breeders, etc are affected by these ban Please make your voice heard contact your representatives, don’t let the Congress take away your pets go to http://ebsoa.org/ http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-669 WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? Anyone with pet fish, birds, reptiles, or small mammals will be affected by this bill. Any company selling product or services for pet fish, birds, reptiles or small mammals will be affected by this bill. Would you be impacted by "The Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act"? ″ Virtually all fish in an aquarium are not native to the United States ″ Most pet birds are species not native to the US ″ Most reptiles kept as pets are not native to the US ″ Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and ferrets are not native to the US This bill would ban nonnative species not specifically approved by US Fish & Wildlife Service. AND, it does NOT only ban their importation, it also bans sales, transportation and breeding of these animals ″ If you own a bird or reptile, and your specialized veterinarian is located across the state line from your home, you would be prohibited from taking your pet to its veterinarian ″ If you own two fish and they have babies, you would be in violation of this law and your pets could be confiscated and destroyed ″ Don't plan on moving to another state with your pet. Crossing state lines with your hamster, fish, bird, snake or other nonnative animal will be illegal ANY animal except dogs, cats and goldfish will need to go through a costly, extensive study to prove they will not cause harm AND be approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service before they can be pets. The proposed congressional ban on "nonnative species" will affect hundreds of millions of animals currently kept as pets. PIJAC supports managing invasive species, but this bill is not the answer . Simply enhancing and improving existing laws and regulations would meet the goal of preventing/minimizing the introduction of potentially invasive species. Under HR669, ANY animal not native to the U.S. would have to be placed on an "Approved" list created by the Fish and Wildlife Service, which does not have the manpower or financial resources to do it . Nonnative species includes virtually every bird, reptile, fish, and small mammal commonly kept as pets. Until an animal is placed on the "Approved" list, you would be banned from adopting, purchasing, selling, transporting across state lines, or breeding these animals. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Pet owners and the pet industry needs to be heard NOW ″ Contact members of the subcommittee – both in Washington, DC AND in their district offices. Let them know you don't want them to ban your pets ″ Attend your representatives Town Hall meeting during the Congressional Spring Break (April 6-17) and ask them WHY THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY YOUR PETS ″ Alert everyone you know and ask them to stand up and be counted. ″ Become a member of PIJAC and help us defeat this bill (www.pijac.org) 1220 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, www.pijac.org House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife 187 Ford House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/226-0200 (Tel.) 202/225-1542 (Fax) [PLEASE NOTE: In order to contact Representatives via the internet, click on the links below. Because most Representatives do not have personal email addresses, these links will take you to a "Contact Form" on their personal House of Representatives web pages. Fill out the Contact Form and submit.] Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Ch)(NP-Guam) 427 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-5301 202/225-1188 (Washington Tel. #) 202/226-0341 (Washington Fax #) 120 Father Duenas Ave., Suite 107 Hagatna, GUAM 96910 671/477-4272 (District Tel. #) 671/477-2587 (District Fax #) http://www.house.gov/bordallo/IMA/issue.htm Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) 1502 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-2726 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-4580 (Washington Fax #) Prince Kuhio Federal Building 300 Ala Moana Blvd. – Room 4-104 Honolulu, HI 96850 808/541-2570 (District Tel. #) 808/533-0133 (District Fax #) neil.abercrombie@mail.house.gov Henry Brown (R-SC) 103 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-3176 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-3407 (Washington Fax #) 1800 North Oak Street, Suite C Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 843/445-6459 (District Tel. #) 843/445-6418 (District Fax #) 5900 Core Avenue, Suite 401 North Charleston, SC 29406 843/747-4175 (District Tel. #) 843/747-4711 (District Fax #) http://brown.house.gov/Contact/writebrown.html Lois Capps (D-CA) 1110 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-3601 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-5632 (Washington Fax #) 2675 N. Ventura Road, Suite 105 Port Hueneme, CA 93041 805/985-6807 (District Tel. #) 805/985-6875 (District Fax #) 301 E Carrillo Street, Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805/730-1710 (District Tel. #) 805/730-9153 (District Fax #) http://www.house.gov/capps/contact/send_an_email.shtml William Cassidy (R-LA) 506 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-3901 (District Tel. #) 202/225-7313 (District Fax #) 5555 Hilton Avenue, Suite 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225/929-7711 (District Tel. #) 225/929-7688 (District Fax #) http://cassidy.house.gov/?sectionid=3§iontree=3 Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) 1032 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-7751 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-5629 (Washington Fax #) 51 South University Ave., Suite 319 Provo, UT 84601 801/851-2500 (District Tel. #) 801/851-2509 (District Fax #) https://forms.house.gov/chaffetz/contact-form.shtml Donna M. Christensen (NP-Virgin Islands) 1510 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-1790 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-5517 (Washington Fax #) Nisky Business Center Second Floor, Suite 207 St. Croix, VIRGIN ISLANDS 00802 340/778-4408 (District Tel. #) 340/778-8033 (District Fax #) P.O. Box 5980 Sunny Isle Shopping Center, Space 25 St. Croix, VIRGIN ISLANDS 00823 340/778-5900 (District Tel. #) 340/778-5111 (District Fax #) http://www.house.gov/writerep/ Diana L. DeGette (D-CO) 2335 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4431 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-5657 (Washington Fax #) 600 Grant Street, Suite 202 Denver, CO 80203 303/844-4988 (District Tel. #) 303/844-4996 (District Fax #) http://www.house.gov/formdegette/zip_auth.htm Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (NP – American Samoa) 2422 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-8577 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-8757 (Washington Fax #) P.O. Box, Drawer X Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799 684/633-1372 (District Tel. #) 684/633-2680 (District Fax #) faleomavaega@mail.house.gov Jeff Flake (R-AZ) 240 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-2635 (Washington Tel. #) 202/226-4386 (Washington Fax #) 1640 South Stapley, Suite 215 Mesa, AZ 85204 480/833-0092 (District Tel. #) 480/833-6314 (District Fax #) jeff.flake@mail.house.gov John Fleming (R-LA) 1023 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-2777 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-8039 (Washington Fax #) 6425 Youree Drive, Suite 350 Shreveport, LA 71105 318/798-2254 (District Tel. #) 318/798-2063 (District Fax #) Southgate Plaza Shopping Center 1606 Fifth Street Leesville, LA 71446 337/238-0778 (District Tel. #) 337/238-0566 (District Fax #) https://forms.house.gov/fleming/contact-form.shtml Doc Hastings (R-WA) 1203 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4704 202/225-5816 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-3251 (Washington Fax #) 2715 St. Andrews Loop, Suite D Pasco, WA 99301 509/543-9396 (District Tel. #) 509/545-1972 (District Fax #) 302 East Chestnut Street Yakima, WA 98901 509/452-3243 (District Tel. #) 509/452-3438 (District Fax #) http://hastings.house.gov/ContactForm.aspx Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) 2107 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-3611 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-6393 (Washington Fax #) 432 N. Saginaw Street, Suite 410 Bay City, MI 48708 989/891-0990 (District Tel. #) 989/891-0994 (District Fax #) 515 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 401 Saginaw, MI 48607 989/755-8904 (District Tel. #) 989/755-8908 (District Fax #) dkildee@mail.house.gov Ronald James Kind (D-WI) 1406 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-5506 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-5739 (Washington Fax #) 205 Fifth Ave. South, Suite 400 La Crosse, WI 54601 608/782-2558 (District Tel. #) 608/782-4588 (District Fax #) 131 South Barstow Street, Suite 301 Eau Claire, WI 54701 715/831-9214 (District Tel. #) 715/831-9272 (District Fax #) ron.kind@mail.house.gov Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. (D-MD) 314 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-5311 (Washington Tel. #)202/225-0254 (Washington Fax #) 102 Turpins Lane Centreville, MD 21617 443/262-9136 (District Tel. #) 443/262-9713 (District Fax #) https://forms.house.gov/kratovil/contact-form.shtml Douglas L. Lamborn (R-CO) 437 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4422 (Washington Tel. #)202/226-2638 (Washington Fax #) 415 Main Street Buena Vista, CO 81211 719/520-0055 (District Tel. #) 719/520-0840 (District Fax #) 1271 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite 110 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 719/520-0055 (District Tel. #) 719/520-0840 (District Fax #) http://lamborn.house.gov/ZipAuth.aspx Frank J. Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) 237 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3006 202/225-4671 (Washington Tel. #)202/225-9665 (Washington Fax #) 67/69 Church Street, Kilmer Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732/249-8892 (District Tel. #) 732/249-1335 (District Fax #) 504 Broadway Long Branch, NJ 07740 732/571-1140 (District Tel. #) 732/870-3890 (District Fax #) http://www.house.gov/pallone/contact.shtml Pedro R. Pierluisi (NP-Puerto Rico) 1218 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-2615 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-2154 (Washington Fax #) 250 Calle Fortaleza Old San Juan, PUERTO RICO 00901 787/723-6333 (District Tel. #) 787/723-6333 (District Fax #) https://forms.house.gov/pierluisi/contact-form.shtml Nick Joe Rahall, II (D-WV) 2307 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-3452 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-9061 (Washington Fax #) 601 Federal Street, Room 1005 Bluefield, WV 24701 304/325-6222 (District Tel. #) 304/325-0552 (District Fax #) 301 Prince Street Beckley, WV 25801 304/252-5000 (District Tel. #) 304/252-9803 (District Fax #) http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9§iontree=9 Gregorio Sablan (I- Mariana Islands) 423 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-2646 (Washington Tel. #) https://forms.house.gov/sablan/contact-form.shtml Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) 1330 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-5456 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-5822 (Washington Fax #) 33 Lowell Street Manchester, NH 03101 603/641-9536 (District Tel. #) 603/641-9561 (District Fax #) 104 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820 603/743-4813 (District Tel. #) 603/743-5956 (District Fax #) http://forms.house.gov/shea-porter/webform/issue_subscribe.htm Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) 1123 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4261 (Washington Tel. #) 3504 Plank Road, Suite 203 Fredericksburg, VA 22407 540/548-1086 (District Tel. #) 4904-B George Washington Memorial Hwy. Yorktown, VA 23692 757/874-6687 (District Tel. #) https://forms.house.gov/wittman/IMA/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Donald E. Young (R-AK) 2111 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202/225-5765 (Washington Tel. #) 202/225-0425 (Washington Fax #) 101 12th Avenue, #10 Fairbanks, AK 99701-6275 907/456-0210 (District Tel. #) 907/456-0279 (District Fax #) Peterson Tower Building 510 L Street, Suite 580 Anchorage, AK 99501-1954 907/271-5978 (District Tel. #) 907/271-5950 (District Fax #) don.young@mail.house.gov
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