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Bill: Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Fascist Front
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2185
Description[?]:
| AM PSS requests the convocation consider putting in place rules to stop 'all and sundry' removing wild animals from our forests with the susequent impact on our ecosystem. Furthermore these animals my be mistreated, either on purpose or through ignorance and we find this state of affairs very concerning. We ask the convocation to find enough compassion to save these animals from unscrupulous and exploitative human beings. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:05:42, February 12, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet. |
| Message | But, all animals are technically wild... |
| Date | 22:43:00, February 12, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet. |
| Message | We consider 'wild' as being born into the ecosystem, as opposed to animals born into captivity. Animals born into domestication are not covered as many of them would suffer or die when returned to nature. |
| Date | 00:33:54, February 13, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet. |
| Message | Domesticated animals owe their existence to humans. There is no 'wild' version of the domesticated cow, for example... although, they are unlikely to be popular pets. There are no wild Chihuahuas, might be a better example. So - the wolf, which is arguably the 'wild' version of the domestic dog, is counted as a 'wild' animal, while the Chihuahua is considered 'not wild'. AM AAP is willing to support. |
| Date | 02:22:11, February 13, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet. |
| Message | We thank the the AAP for help with our example of clarification and support. Moving to vote. |
| Date | 15:43:15, February 13, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet. |
| Message | As it is currently written, would this not also prohibit keeping a wild animal temporarily to restore it to a healthy state? |
| Date | 02:32:40, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Green reform bill (iii) - Wild animals for a pet. |
| Message | The AM AAP believes that it is the intention of the legislation to prohibit long-term ownership. We envision that this legislation might make allowances for short-term intervals, since they could be argued as not constituting 'owning' the animal as a 'pet'. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 261 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 38 |
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