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H.R. 1405, The Wildlife GAINS Act
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rick Zeamer
Should be thrown out.
Wildlife cannot be blamed for our diseases. Bird flu comes from domestic bird abuse and is our own fault. Similar comment applies to AIDS. Verification of this exists on the web.
the Nighthawk
the primary purpose of this bill is to gather data that will improve the health of both citizens of this nation and the world, and the health of global and national biodiversity. in no way does this bill blame wildlife, it seeks to gain additional understanding about wildlife so that people may have the knowledge not make uninformed statements such as the last comment posted here.
Robyn
I was shocked to see so many people against this bill and if their reasoning is as stated above "wildlife cannot be blamed for our diseases" then this country is in serious trouble. Hopefully these are the uninformed minority. Hopefully.
Don
Robyn it is the uninformed minority. Mostly made up of scared exotic pet owners, after all they have been fighting for years to say their "pets" do not carry zoonotic diseases the last thing they wantis for people to start paying attention to the multitude of diseases exotic animals bring into this country or they might not be able to obtain their next show piece from whatever remote part of the jungle they find
Matt
yea, am I missing something why are so many people against this act. I wonder if it is as Don said and these are just exptic pet owners but I dont see why they should vote against this act. If their animals are as safe as they claim they are then what's the problem?
Roger
The CDC estimates that 75% of all emerging infectious threats are zoonotic and this may become a top threat to national security. Those that have voted against this bill do it in their own self interest and not in the best interest of the country.