Cross posted The CDC is holding a two day meeting which is open to the public for half of a day. this occurs on May 15th (yes, we have no time). I got the contact name of the CDC person in charge, she HAS to take in all comments she gets. They can be emailed, for those of us who are not able to make it to Atlanta on such short notice. This is her contact information Jennifer McQuiston, DVM [log in to unmask] Zoonoses Team Division of Global Migration and Quarantine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This is the name of the meeting and needs to be in the title of the email: CDC Exotic Animal Trade Meeting This is pretty much what I sent, though not exactly. They are never going to make dogs and cats illegal, yet they also spread zoonotic diseases. ALL of this information was taken directly from CDC's website. If you all want to continue to be able to have your exotic pets, PLEASE contact this person and pass this around: [Hmmm, nothing else here, I hope the above info is what's needed. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 5234]