A List of Exotic Animal Owners Fighting To Keep Their Rights To Own Them

What about the rights of the animals as far as, but not limited to: The ability to live with their own kind The ability to act upon their own characteristics, and behaviour The ability to do the natural things they would do if not in captivity The ability to be free from harm, abuse, solitaire, disease, and sickness The ability to raise their own families Petition- Petition Against CDC, USDA and FDA Exotic Animal Ban

714 Signatures

Published by Ken Walker on Feb 02, 2004

Category: Animal Rights

Region: United States of America

Target: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Web site: http://shorttailedopossum.tripod.com

Background (Preamble):

We, the undersigned, petition the President of the United States George W. Bush, and the agencies of Food and Drug Administrations

, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We the people disagree and protest the Food and Drug Administration ruling, (21 CFR Parts 16 and 1240 [Docket No. 2003N-0400] RIN 0910-ZA21). Also the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (42 CFR Part 71).

We feel that these two agencies are using their power to halt the trade of exotic animals, foreign and domestic, for personal biased reasons. They are destroying the rights of all pet owners as well as the market for pet food, pet products as well as the pet trade it self.

Neither agency has publicly announced or invited professionals from these trades to help in establishing guidelines, restrictions, and or quarantine possibilities.

No one disputes the importance of protecting the American people from possible epidemics. Neither agency has thought of the consequences of destroying a viable trade to the American people.

With our world growing smaller each and every day, it is of the utmost importance that not only we learn to co-exist with all animals, but invite these animals into our lives to preserve their existence.

We the under signers believe the FDA and CDC can accomplish their task with restrictions, not complete termination of a trade.

Monkeypox is terrible, as is the Flu, and it can be prevented through restrictions and monitoring. We request that these rules not be allowed into the Register and these agencies seek professional assistance from the trade they are out to destroy. Also that they advertise in publications that pertain to the business in which they seek to regulate. We proudly sign this petition with our name, address and phone numbers as to certify our signatures and for future contact pertaining to this matter:

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Petition Against CDC, USDA and FDA Exotic Animal Ban

Published by Ken Walker on Feb 02, 2004

Public Signature List

Signatures 194 to 155 of 714

Petition Against CDC, USDA and FDA Exotic Animal Ban Published by Ken Walker on Feb 02, 2004 Public Signature List Signatures 194 to 155 of 714 # Title Name 194 Miss Karine MILLER 193 Miss Aude MILLET 192 Miss Cheyenne MARTIN 191 Ms Penni CAMPELL 190 N/G Lynette Joyce 189 N/G Natasha Euliss 188 N/G Ryan Mahler 187 N/G Terri O"Hara 186 N/G Terry Carlton 185 N/G Roger Curry 184 N/G catherine montgomery 183 N/G Fran Page 182 N/G Brenda Brenkel 181 MR. JESSE GENTRY 180 Mrs Wilma Smith 179 N/G Maria Wheems 178 MS. SUSAN CANNON 177 N/G Kristen White 176 N/G Brad Withenshaw 175 N/G Angela Romero 174 N/G Ann Powell 173 N/G Medina McKellar 172 N/G Gladyas Thoma 171 N/G Jan Callaway 170 Ms. Donna Shannon 169 N/G Michael O"Hara 168 N/G April Rhodes 167 MRS Renee McMullen 166 Mr. Ed Strommen 165 Mr. Joel Charbonneau 164 Ms Jessica Charbonneau 163 Mr. Dennis Charbonneau 162 N/G Anita Larsen 161 Mr. Tony Esposito 160 Mr. Jerry Schultz 159 Mr. David Matuszewski 158 Mrs. Christy Matuszewski 157 Ms Gini Valbuena 156 Ms Nicki Richter 155 mrs karen racca

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