Keeping Amphibians and Reptiles as Pets Petition

[Web Wheeler]

To combat the growing opposition to the keeping of amphibians and reptiles as pets, I have created an on-line petition:

I support the keeping of amphibians and reptiles as pets! (http://aqua-terra-vita.com/ATVIIR/atviirReptilePetition/petition.php)

If you support the keeping of harmless amphibians and reptiles as pets, please sign the petition!

Also, please feel free to post this link to the above petition on any other forums that you may also visit:

aqua-terra-vita.com/ATVIIR/atviirReptilePetition/petition.php

Thank you for your support!

[Web Wheeler]

In the last few days I have expanded the petition against the proposed reptile ban in B.C. into a full-blown website whose purpose is to inform and alert Canadian Aquarium and Terrarium Animal Enthusiasts to changes in legislation that will effect their hobby.

The above link is to the old petition itself, and NO LONGER WORKS. The new URL is:

Canadian Aquarium and Terrarium Animal Legislation (CATAL) (http://aqua-terra-vita.com/ATVIIR/CATAL/catal.php)

Please visit the CATAL website and sign the petition... what happens in B.C. could be a precedent and could effect the laws in every province.

[Web Wheeler]

I added this information to the Canadian Aquarium and Terrarium Animal Legislation ( CATAL ) website today, but I thought I would post it here as well:

Spread the Word!
Seven highly effective ways in which you can inform others about this website:

1. Post links to this website wherever you can. An excellent way of easily posting links to this website is to include them in your forum signatures. Just edit your profile from the forum CP screen and add the following code to your signature:

aqua-terra-vita.com/ATVIIR/CATAL/catal.php

2. Use free media to let others know about this website: Welcome to Facebook! | Facebook (http://facebook.com), MySpace (http://myspace.com), craigslist classifieds: jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, events, forums (http://craigslist.org), and Free Kijiji Canada Classifieds | Free Ads | Petites Annonces Gratuites (http://kijiji.ca) are all high-volume websites where you may post links to this website.

3. Tell people you meet to use Google, Yahoo, MSN and other internet search engines to find this website ( CATAL ). If it isn't already listed, the Canadian Aquarium and Terrarium Animal Legislation ( CATAL ) website will soon be listed with all the major internet search engines.

4. If you have a website, please add a link to this website from your website.

5. Enlist the help of your local pet stores, clubs, and organizations you are a member of to promote this website. If you are a pet store owner, please inform all of your customers about this website.

6. Include a link to this website in any emails or articles you send to government officials or the media.

7. Here is a sample letter that you are welcomed to use to inform others about this website:

The BC SPCA is proposing a ban to the BC Ministry of the Environment which, if adopted, would ban all Boas, Pythons, Monitors, Turtles, Tortoises and many other harmless reptiles in the Province of British Columbia.

This new tactic, by the BC SPCA, of opposing the keeping, breeding, and sale of reptiles at the provincial level is a very real threat to the amphibian and reptile keeping hobby across Canada, because, if the Province of British Columbia goes through with this ban, other provinces may soon follow in their footsteps.

A website, called "Canadian Aquarium and Terrarium Animal Legislation ( CATAL )", has been created to oppose the ban of harmless reptiles, in British Columbia, and of harmless reptile, amphibian, and aquarium fish bans anywhere in Canada.

The URL of the CATAL website is:

aqua-terra-vita.com/ATVIIR/CATAL/catal.php

Please visit this website and sign the on-line petition "Keeping Amphibians and Reptiles as Pets Petition".

We need your help to fight the growing opposition, by fanatical animal rights organizations, to the hobby we love .

Your support is urgently needed now!

Best regards,

Your Name