WA is asking for your help!!!!!!!!!

[Spider178]

Message sent.

 

[Pineapplekitten]

Done and dusted

 

[Miss_Kaos]

Letter Sent! Best of luck.

 

[Elite_Reptiles]

Letter sent

 

[Fiamma]

Sent

 

[Jeannine]

done

 

[RickLeekong]

What unique ecosystems are you talking about - the lounge room? shed? games room? They are generally not all that unique, although my mate Craig has a pretty unique games room, but I don't think there's much species worth protecting in it.

Seeing that your from Victoria I imagine your statement to be a bit "do as I say not as i do" - just out of curiosity how many letters have you sent off to the Victorian Minister for the Environment requesting restrictions on reptile species in Victoria - especially given that there are many non endemic Victorian species in the system?

When you have pretty much zero restrictions on keeping reptiles - especially endemic species - its easy to point the finger at others and call them greedy isn't it!

well put

 

[BeardieLover]

Letter Sent I hope this works

 

[RickLeekong]

What do people from WA want to have available to them the most, personally i would love bearded dragons, bredil, jungle and diamond pythons the most, id be grateful just for bearded dragons

 

[Waterrat]

Letter sent.
The general tone of my messages was that the DEC (at the moment) is an embarrassment to WA and their laws and policies need to be aligned with those in other states. If WA wants to sustain their claim as the most progressive state then the DEC's attitude towards reptile keepers must step out of Jurassic and recognise our role and contributions in conservation of wild populations, be it through captive breeding or public education. Individual DEC Officers (named) who perceive us a criminals and make public statement to that effect, should be made redundant from any PR position in public service.
I think reptile keepers in WA have been insulted enough - it's time for change.

 

[Snowman]

Thanks WR, that's awesome! Can you PM me a copy of your letter?

 

[-Katana-]

What’s in it for the other States?
When reptile keeping became legal in WA nearly 10 years ago a large number of animals were able to be exported to the other states of Australia.

Animals such as:
Pilbara Stimson pythons
Wheatbelt Stimson Pythons
Pilbara Woma’s
Pilbara BHP’s
Kimberley BHP’s
Pilbara Knob tailed Gecko’s
South West Carpet Pythons.
etc etc etc

By expanding the WA keepers list you will have access to even more WA animals, some that you already have access to, but like the wheatbelt locale stimi’s perhaps some different forms.

You will also have a place to off load some of your animals at a decent price. Opening up the WA market (for more species) to the other states will work both ways. We only have a ban on importing Pythons. So if you breed gecko’s, colubrids, monitors, lizards etc and they are on our keepers list you can export them to WA.

At present we are lobbying the government for an expansion to our keepers list. We are asking for help in the form of people sending in an email to the Minister for Environment and Water.

If you can take the time to copy the bellow letter (or write your own), write the date at the top and your name on the bottom and email it to:
[email protected]

It would be greatly appreciated. Once you have sent an email, please come back to this thread and reply “letter sent”, to bump the thread for awareness and also to let us know how many people are sending letters.

Thank you!!



Hon Bill Marmion MLA
Minister for Environment and Water
Level 29, 77 St Georges Tce
Perth, WA, 6000

(Date)


Dear Minister

Reptile Keeping System in Western Australia


Dear Minister

I am writing to express my concern about the reptile keeping system in Western Australia. The allowed reptile species list is very restrictive, especially when compared to those of the other states. DEC has still not reviewed the species list despite promising to do so within 12-24 months of its introduction in 2003.

Currently there are many species endemic to WA which can be kept legally in all other states, but we are unfairly prevented from keeping them legally in our own state. I seek an independent review of the system imposed on reptile keepers in WA, as DEC continues to stall meaningful discussion about this matter.

I urge you to raise this issue with your colleagues and in the Parliament as a matter of public interest. All reptile keepers in Western Australia are grateful for any assistance you can offer.


Yours sincerely



Your Name and address

SENT!

I would also like the e-mail addy of this chaps opposition, assuming, of course, there is one.
Arming his opposition with this information might help arm him/her to make question time very uncomfortable for said minister esp. if some very pointed questions about this list are asked.
It might bring more leverage to bear on this issue.

 

[Snowman]

That's a good idea Akwendi!

The email address for the opposition is.

Hon. Dr Sally Elizabeth Talbot MLC
Shadow Minister for Environment; Climate Change;
[email protected]
Shop 21 Meadow Springs Shopping Centre
25 Meadow Springs Drive
MANDURAH WA 6210

 

[Waterrat]

Can you also provide details on your MP?

 

[-Katana-]

That's a good idea Akwendi!

The email address for the opposition is.

Hon. Dr Sally Elizabeth Talbot MLC
Shadow Minister for Environment; Climate Change;
[email protected]
Shop 21 Meadow Springs Shopping Centre
25 Meadow Springs Drive
MANDURAH WA 6210

No problems Snowman!
If this lady is anything like other politicians she'll relish the chance to rip shreds off him and hold his incompetence up for scorn and general derision.
There have been some legendary policy back ***** when that sort of pressure has been applied.

 

[Waterrat]

Elizabeth has been sent my love letter.

 

[AndrewHenderson]

I'd love to read that letter, it sounds like you've stuck a good size 12 boot in their ribs. Good stuff haha.

 

[-Katana-]

That's a good idea Akwendi!

The email address for the opposition is.

Hon. Dr Sally Elizabeth Talbot MLC
Shadow Minister for Environment; Climate Change;
[email protected]
Shop 21 Meadow Springs Shopping Centre
25 Meadow Springs Drive
MANDURAH WA 6210

E-mail sent.
Give him hell, Sally!

 

[prettypython]

What do people from WA want to have available to them the most, personally i would love bearded dragons, bredil, jungle and diamond pythons the most, id be grateful just for bearded dragons

Bredil,jungle and diamonds are compleatly out of the question, its a compleat waste of time asking for reptiles that will NEVER be included. What WA keepers want is the chance to keep reptiles that are native to WA that other states keep.

 

[RickLeekong]

Bredil,jungle and diamonds are compleatly out of the question, its a compleat waste of time asking for reptiles that will NEVER be included. What WA keepers want is the chance to keep reptiles that are native to WA that other states keep.

Welllllll..........bredil isnt native to either state....its from the middle, why are they allowed to have it and not us.