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07-09-2004, 09:07 PM
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NY Reptile Ban
Joe,
I hope many people from out of state e-mail the govenor like yourself.
One of the many points I made to the govenor in my letter to him mentioned that NY would lose sales tax revenue as a result of the ban. A politician may not understand our needs and desires to maintain reptiles, but I guarantee they know economic losses. Another point that hits politicians is that I vote and I encourage many others to do so as well!
Besides, Florida may have their own legal tricks "up their sleaves". The alien species problem has been heard here in NY and heard loudly! The latest being the Nile Monitor "problem". It already has scared "women and children" and costing tax payers money to research and capture them. And it is a matter of time that some biologist will determine they are eating the eggs of some endangered species or passing a zoonotic disease. Then, who will they blame? Anyone that keeps reptiles because we are seen as "bad guys" to them and the zoological communtiy.
Keep up the educating! It's contageous! (Can you tell I'm a teacher?)
-Ron
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