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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sunset" data-source="post: 209649" data-attributes="member: 37682"><p>For real!!! How in the world does the American commerce act have anything to do with the lacey act!! It doesn't. They just figured if they can sneak it into a bill they feel will have no problem being passed, that no one will notice the changes. And mind you no one would be or will be notified that overnight the thousands of exotic birds, fish, ect. Will become federally illegal. Smh it's shameful what they are doing. Always on the backs of the American ppl do they continue to rise and gain wealth. I am hands down up for raising standards of care so we can all ensure our pets, no matter what that looks like, has the best care we can possibly give in captivity. I am also all for conservation. But this nonsense , is just plan dirty an illogical. Educate, not bans and jail/fines. That's not going to stop the illegal pet traders, they already deal with that garbage, this directly goes after everything and anyone dealing with exotics vet, conservationists, scientists, education, medical, ethical captive breeders ect. Theyr going after the wrong ppl. They know they could get billions from this. But just imagine all the resources they also are going to be potentially wasting and what those funds and resources could be used for....</p></blockquote><p></p>