In the course of breeding exotic finches, the inevitable invariably
happens:a small waif is discovered on the bottom of the cage,
parents abandon their nest for whatever reason, first time parents are clueless
and are willing to incubate but not feed, or worse yet, one or both parents
become sick or die...(view story)
House Bill #669
The US House of Representatives will conduct a hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife on April 23, 2009 on House Bill #669.
This bill called the "The Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act' would in effect ban the importation, interstate movement and procession of most birds, fish, reptiles and small animals, other than cats, dogs and farm animals.
There is a very strong lobby supporting this bill (US Human Society. Nature Conservancy etc) and they are actively pushing for its passage without amendments or wording changes. Passage of this bill would be the virtual end of bird keeping and breeding, not to mention all the other specialty pets, such as reptiles, tropical fish and small animals.
Complete information can be found on the main page of the National Finch and Softbill Society's website: Visit the NFSS.org website
