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AZA planning to ban private ownership of exotics

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Posted by KB on May 16, 2001 at 19:42:24:

Recieved this in my email:
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This information came from my Pacific Northwest Exotics newsletter For more information contact pnwe@effectnet.com

In the newsletter they informed us that AZA ( American Zoo and Aquarium Association) is planning on announcing an attempt to ban the ownership of all exotics nationwide except to members of AZA and TAOS (The Association of Sanctuaries).

They plan on holding a conference in Washington DC on May 21 & 22 to formerly announce their plan to ban private ownership of exotic animals.

It is imperative that we contact AZA by mail, email, or phone and register our protests about their plan.

There are many thousands of responsible and loving private owners of exotic animals and we should not be forced to give up the animals we love or be blocked when we want to give another exotic animal a loving and permanant home.

AZA is a powerful group and we need to have our voices heard in this matter.

Please, everyone contact the AZA offices immediately. Time is running out to protect our rights as responsible and caring exotic animal owners!

Aza must realize that there are countless intelligent and capable private citizens that are devoted to their exotic pets.

It is important that all exotic animal owners contact AZA to record their views on this matter. Every letter counts!

We need to secure our rights as private citizens to love and care for our precious animals.

Addresses and numbers for the AZA (American Zoo and Aquarium Association) are listed below. Please waste no time in contacting them!

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American Zoo and Aquarium Association

8403 Colesville Road

Suite 710

Silver Spring, MD. 20910

(301) 562-0777

(301) 562-0888 fax

www.aza.org

executive director

Sydney Butler (ext.222)

Sbutler@aza.org

deputy director/director of Government Affairs

Kristin Vehrs (ext.229)

Kvehrs@aza.org

Other addresses can be found by contacting Pacific Northwest Exotics at pnwe@effectnet.com ask for information on AZA's proposal to ban exotic animal ownership.

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This link should be of interest as well :
http://aza.org/Communique/01-05/index.htm

I implore *everyone* please write. Let us not let the efforts of some be in vain such as that happened in NYC. It mentions *all* exotics,
and has something negative to say about all types, mammals, birds,
and herps! Please forward this to any and all mailing lists and message boards you belong to that may find this of value.

Thank you

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i think you should re-evaluate your stand, the fact that you even mentioned your rights as a responsible pet owner should trigger that something is wrong. the only rights you should be thinking about are those of the animal. unfortunately the vast majority of kept exotics are not well cared. even people who think they are doing a good job are often lacking in the knowledge of ecology and ethology of their animal to have any hope of providing it with a happy environment. in the particular case of primates, private ownership of one or two animals is rarely if ever healthy. they are social species which require interaction with others of their own kind, and on their own level. exotic animals should be banned as pets and only kept in captivity if it is beneficial to the welfare of the individual or the species. "pets" are rarely beneficial to either.
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Who want to take your animails well anyways if the animail is not theirs they have nno right to take it
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