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Updates to Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act Amendments, & USARK Board Member Resigns

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ESA Modernization: usark.org/23esa/
ESA Alert: usark.org/23esa2/
Lacey Act Alert: usark.org/23la...
Phil and Garrett discuss the potential additions to the Endangered Species Act, as well as the ever-threatening Lacey Act Amendments. Also included is a personal thank you from USARK to former Chairman of the Board of USARK, Gary Bagnall, who gave so much of his time, resources, and ability, to ensure the rights of reptile keepers everywhere are protected.
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Website: usark.org
USARK on Facebook: / unitedstatesassociatio...
USARK on Instagram: / usark_official
Become a Member Today: usark.org/memb...
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) is a science, education, and conservation-based advocacy for the responsible private ownership of, and trade in reptiles and amphibians. We endorse caging standards, sound husbandry, escape prevention protocols, and an integrated approach to vital conservation issues. Our goal is to facilitate cooperation between government agencies, the scientific community, and the private sector in order to produce policy proposals that will effectively address important husbandry and conservation issues. The health of these animals, public safety, and maintaining ecological integrity are our primary concerns.

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31 авг 2023

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@barbaraespey8176 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks Gary. We appreciate all your hard work for our animal friends

@territhree 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Gary! ZooMed has and continues to be one of the Northern California Herpetological Society's biggest donors. I wish you the best on your new venture! Also, thank you, USARK, for all that you do! Terri Sheffield, Membership Director, Northern California Herpetological Society

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, Terri!

@sandymoore 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Gary. I am forever indebted to you for your leadership and vision and dedication!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for your message to Gary, Sandy! And for all that you do for the pet industry!

@ckindustries8251 11 месяцев назад

Thank you soo much Gary. Pillars in the industry such as yourself are the reason we can continue to do what we do today.

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@davinadesigns7303 11 месяцев назад

Gary, you are the best! Thank you so much for everything you have done for us! It is an honor to be a part of something so big, & we wouldn't be here without you! Thank you!!!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@beamlarochelle5001 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary!!!!! We appreciate you very much 🙏

@RockabillyCustoms 11 месяцев назад

Gary congratulations on your dream and thank you very much for everything you have done for the reptile hobby.

@TheBachBabe 11 месяцев назад

Thank You Gary for all that you have done over the years. Best wishes for your new endeavor. Also thank you Phil and Garrett

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly!

@verpine3534 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks to Gary for all he's done over the years, and good luck to Todd(sp?) in taking over the position. Big shoes to fill!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Well said!

@upstartart 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary for the many years of support to USARK and reptile keepers and good luck on your newest endeavor!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Much appreciated!

@torIIgo 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, Gary. I owe it all to you, as your products were the reason I was born under a roof where my dad was a hobbyist, and caring for herps was one of our bonding moments. Thanks for everything, man!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Right on!

@JoinReptiles 11 месяцев назад

Gary ✌️guys, thank you for your efforts and hard work... These animals definitely need protection with in keeper's 💯

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely!

@carsonhawley8838 11 месяцев назад

ZooMed has been my go-to since I was ten years old. You're awesome Gary! Thanks for all you've done!

@FALCONJOE1 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary for everything you have done❤

@heartlandreptiles 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary and the whole USARK team for all your efforts!!!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for commenting!

@ExoticReptileCreations 11 месяцев назад

Gary, you rock! Thank you for everything you did and continue to do for reptiles!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@Divin9475 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary

@LoneLupine 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Gary!!! 🐍🦎🐢🐊🐸🐟🐠🐡

@happydragonreptiles695 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the information and thank you Gary for your amazing contribution.

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for viewing!

@williamtussing4334 11 месяцев назад

Thank you to all who made this information available and those who made it possible to put out an understanding. I was unaware of this until recently and i am 24 have little political experience and will try my best to become an advocate for positive interactions with these animals. This video helped me with many questions. Help with understanding how to go about stating my views is very much appreciated ❤

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and learning! Have a good day.

@aurieamoore5823 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary. Thank you for all you did and will continue to do for all of us in your community who love reptiles.

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

So nice of you to comment. Thanks!

@showmekitties 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Gary. ❤

@matthewlamay4885 2 месяца назад

Thank you Gark. F.A.I.R. / Fish Amphibian Invertebrate Reptile Facebook group exists because of people like you.

@tbella5186 11 месяцев назад

Awesome breakdown. Thanks for having our backs.

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

You bet!

@suzswelew 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary!

@ThePiemanPythons 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary for your contribution to the industry and to USARK.

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Well said!

@tjreptiles2019 11 месяцев назад

Yes thank you Gary from zoomed I love there products

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for commenting!

@pencildragon1961 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Gary!

@elizabethfortino8867 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Gary, for your support and contribution to the reptile hobby!

@jeffjolliereticulatedpytho5962 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Gray

@VictoryLaneexotics 11 месяцев назад

Thank you gary

@twoturtletom 11 месяцев назад

Ha ha- Gary is working on a “Pet Project” Love the pun!

@fajile5109 11 месяцев назад

When it comes to fish pets i like “arowana” they look amazing like a large mouth bass mixed with a fighting fish.

@janiceellery1653 11 месяцев назад

When it comes to dealing with government regulations, I have to keep reminding myself "who said things have to make sense?" 😂😂

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

😂

@williamneill5441 11 месяцев назад

Not a day goes by that I do not thank Gary and USARK for their hard work and dedication.

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, William!

@JakeMoser96 11 месяцев назад

I'm not one to recommend an amplification of government control, but sometimes the best solution to a problem is to find common ground and meet in the middle for a good cause. Take the blue tree monitor for example. It's not in danger of extinction in captivity. As you pointed out, it's asinine to focus conservation efforts in a foreign land into creating captive genetic bottle necks in the united states. Has anyone given any thought to a means of taking a federal endangered species permit system that would directly fund conservation in these creatures' native homeland? Is there such a thing? I'm skeptical of my on brainstorming on the basis of whether we can really trust government with any money. Anyway, we live in a land of permits these days. It's not something I think they have any real business doing, but look at weed. Schedule 1 narcotic, but gradually the country is loosening it's strangle hold on it primarily because they see dollar signs in the form of regulation and tax revenue.....for better or worse. I think there has to be a fine line between showing your hand to the government and simply not opening their eyes to positive possibilities where everyone benefits, even if some of the benefits get extorted by them. AND THANKS GARY!

@usark_official 11 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, USFWS has stated numerous times (particularly in CBW permit denials... read on) that they do not consider increasing the global population of a species through domestic breeding of nonnative species under human care as conservation. There is a permit system that has become unobtainable to private keepers. This is the Captive Bred Wildlife (CBW) permit that began as a simple registration system and has now turned into an overreaching form of red tape that private keepers, including animal care experts such as veterinarians, can no longer get from USFWS. There are even other ways that USFWS could allow breeding and interstate sales, such as a 4(d) rule for species listed as threatened under ESA, but the agency has not done that either. For some Endangered Species Act listings, USFWS has allowed a 4(d) rule so that timber companies could destroy habitat but not a 4(d) rule to allow less restrictive interstate trade of captive-bred animals. This is a serious problem with ESA and USFWS not having the foresight to realize that the world is much different now than it was in 1973 when ESA was passed into law. For example, most animals in trade in the U.S. are now bred and born under human care and not collected from the wild. Many species have not been imported for over 20 years. ESA needs some modernization and you can read much more at usark.org/23esa/. As for your specific idea, it has been pitched and it has been denied. Have a good day.

@gubjorggisladottir3525 11 месяцев назад

If you can not buy or sell across states lines in USA because the animal is in danger of going extinct in their native habitat... is should be the same for a snake, lizard and a small furry mamal. The people who make the laws you need to follow (I don´t live in USA) should know this fact.