kare
12-11-2009, 08:45 PM
This is the Tinley in Feb. email I received today:
Greetings, fans and friends of NARBC,
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) has issued an urgent action alert to combat a new bill that can potentially end our industry. The bill, as many of you know, would ban the ownership of certain reptiles as pets. As of yesterday, the bill was modified to be much less damaging, thanks to PIJAC, USARK, and the many individuals that donated money and worked behind-the-scenes. If this bill had gone through as written, it would have ended the NARBC, The Daytona Expo, Reptiles Magazine, and put most of the larger, legitimate people in our industry out of business.
We are not done with Senate Bill 373 as currently written. We still need to fight against the current animals listed on it.
HOW CAN I HELP?
NARBC is organizing a special, one-time benefit exposition to raise funds and awareness of the issues facing the reptile industry on behalf of PIJAC and USARK.
The PIJAC USARK Tinley Park Summit & Show will be held on Feb 13-14, 2010 at the Tinley Park Holiday Inn Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. DIRECTIONS.
OUR CALL FOR VENDORS IS NOW OPEN. Your participation in this inaugural exposition will be essential to saving our industry.
As with NARBC, this special show and fundraiser will be attended by the industry's finest. Please expect a special emphasis on the steps we need to take to save the reptile industry. All talks will focus on this theme.
INDUSTRY SUMMIT
We will host a very important industry meeting at the Tinley Park Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 12 at 6:00 p.m. We will close vendor set-up so everyone can attend.
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Please register now as a vendor for the PIJAC USARK Tinley Park Summit & Show! Fill out this form at http://www.narbc.com/images6/2010_Tinley_vendor_reg.pdf. SPACE WILL FILL UP FAST. Vendors will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. With only a short time to plan, participants must register as soon as possible.
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We need to keep pounding away at all of our representatives in Congress to let them know what we think about this new bill. Please read through PIJAC's alert here: http://capwiz.com/pijac/issues/alert/?alertid=14409726&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]
When this bill does go through, it will not be the end of this issue. There are many more bills like it on the way being pushed by very
motivated and financially-healthy animal rights organizations misinformed about our industry. We need to band together now more than ever. If you think we are finally out of hot water on this issue, you could not be more wrong.
Please know that your participation in this upcoming show and summit will hugely impact our ability to take action on your behalf. Contact us with any additional questions.
With great thanks,
Bob Ashley and Brian Potter
Co-Producers
North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show
Greetings, fans and friends of NARBC,
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) has issued an urgent action alert to combat a new bill that can potentially end our industry. The bill, as many of you know, would ban the ownership of certain reptiles as pets. As of yesterday, the bill was modified to be much less damaging, thanks to PIJAC, USARK, and the many individuals that donated money and worked behind-the-scenes. If this bill had gone through as written, it would have ended the NARBC, The Daytona Expo, Reptiles Magazine, and put most of the larger, legitimate people in our industry out of business.
We are not done with Senate Bill 373 as currently written. We still need to fight against the current animals listed on it.
HOW CAN I HELP?
NARBC is organizing a special, one-time benefit exposition to raise funds and awareness of the issues facing the reptile industry on behalf of PIJAC and USARK.
The PIJAC USARK Tinley Park Summit & Show will be held on Feb 13-14, 2010 at the Tinley Park Holiday Inn Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. DIRECTIONS.
OUR CALL FOR VENDORS IS NOW OPEN. Your participation in this inaugural exposition will be essential to saving our industry.
As with NARBC, this special show and fundraiser will be attended by the industry's finest. Please expect a special emphasis on the steps we need to take to save the reptile industry. All talks will focus on this theme.
INDUSTRY SUMMIT
We will host a very important industry meeting at the Tinley Park Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 12 at 6:00 p.m. We will close vendor set-up so everyone can attend.
-----
Please register now as a vendor for the PIJAC USARK Tinley Park Summit & Show! Fill out this form at http://www.narbc.com/images6/2010_Tinley_vendor_reg.pdf. SPACE WILL FILL UP FAST. Vendors will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. With only a short time to plan, participants must register as soon as possible.
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We need to keep pounding away at all of our representatives in Congress to let them know what we think about this new bill. Please read through PIJAC's alert here: http://capwiz.com/pijac/issues/alert/?alertid=14409726&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]
When this bill does go through, it will not be the end of this issue. There are many more bills like it on the way being pushed by very
motivated and financially-healthy animal rights organizations misinformed about our industry. We need to band together now more than ever. If you think we are finally out of hot water on this issue, you could not be more wrong.
Please know that your participation in this upcoming show and summit will hugely impact our ability to take action on your behalf. Contact us with any additional questions.
With great thanks,
Bob Ashley and Brian Potter
Co-Producers
North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show