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March 05, 2021
Considering the sponsors of this bill I’m very suspicious. Neither is known as protectors of the environment or have concerns about protecting endangered species. This is totally a way for Texas ranchers to raise large exotic mammals for hunting.
Sure it might help the aquarium trade, but we have to be aware of the bigger picture, too. -
March 05, 2021
Coming from Texas, I can assure you any legislation authored by two of the most disliked members of Congress, Ted Cruz who fled the state during our extreme winter storms and Louie Gohmert who is known as the Barney Fife of east Texas is probably dead on arrival. Both are anathema to most thinking Texans. Next time it would be better to get sponsors who are not held in such low esteem by their colleagues.
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March 05, 2021
Yes, both Cruz and Gohmert are among the most reprehensible members of Congress who have never let facts get in their way of spreading falsehoods and lies. I doubt either knows what a banggai cardinal looks like. They both played a bad role in the recent energy fiasco which left hundreds of thousands without power in Texas’ freezing winter storms. Both are climate change deniers and strongly anti-environment.
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March 06, 2021
While I will make an honest attempt to side-step character assassinations, I am going to POINT Out the utter idiocy of this whole idea proposed (while certainly understanding the rare fish/reptile people..!)… under this bullshit notion now baby/adult Tigers, monkeys(of certain sorts), small jungle cats not fit for captivity in the first place, certain bears, even more scarce parrots, among many others are now fine and dandy???
I have both birds and fish tanks (have had for decades, plus various other genera as well)… In the end, if you can NOT get a certain something in all of this because it ties into all this trying to save the god damn species in first place, too damn bad!! pick another critter that is plenty, simple… Frick und Frack-
March 08, 2021
All this law aims to do is enable Texas ranchers to raise exotic big game like lions, tigers, giraffes, etc to be hunted in private hunting parks. The law would also make it easier for traffickers to import and sell endangered animals within US borders. These practices are harmful to conservation of endangered species even if they would allow aquarists to gain access to a few fish that are typically banned because of it. This law should be opposed by anyone who values wildlife and the conservation of threatened species.
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