You have to realize this is coming from animal rights organizations such as PETA and HSUS-(Humane Society of US). They are constantly pressuring/scaring politicians into these types of bans because they feel ANY animal held captive is slavery. PETA believes there should be no interaction between a human and non-human animal. They are now doing it under the guise of preventing the next pandemic, but of course there’s no scientific merit to this. It is a reckless statement on their part since by extension, all animals would pose a threat to your health. What’s the difference between an imported animal and any animal that crawls, flies or walks thru your yard. If people are made to believe this then they will want to destroy EVERY animal to prevent zoonotic disease transmission. These animal rights groups are a constant threat to our hobby, not just importation bans but constant lobbying to do away with our ability to enjoy what we love. Please encourage anyone you know to NEVER give money to these hypocrites-PETA kills animals every day in their ‘shelters’.
