USARK

Описание: 🛡️🐍 What’s really happening behind the scenes to protect reptile keepers from bans and bad legislation? In this EPIC Outreach Track session, Garrett Hartle (Reachout Reptiles) sits down with Phil Goss, President of USARK (United States Association of Reptile Keepers), to discuss how USARK defends our community at the local, state, and federal levels.

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From lawsuits that saved entire reptile businesses to today’s battles against invasive species bans and endangered species listings, this conversation covers:

•. What USARK is and how it works to protect your rights
• Where your donations and memberships actually go 💵
• How federal lobbyists and attorneys fight for keepers in DC
• Key legal victories (like the Lacey Act lawsuit) that kept the hobby alive
• The truth about restrictive legislation in the Southeast and beyond
• How you can take action in under a minute with alerts & emails
• Why grassroots advocacy is the only way to compete with billion-dollar animal rights groups

👉 If you love reptiles and want to keep your freedom to own, breed, and sell them, this is one session you can’t afford to miss.