Fishchick Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 An online petition has been created at this link http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39081.html please sign the petition and comment - especially reference how you will be affected by the procedure. If you have religious views (eg Buddhism) comment on the ethics of the large scale, unnecessary and wanton destruction of a living creature. Comment how unfavourable this appears to the international community etc. Be polite & truthful but emotive. (Particularly if you are a store or legit online seller - mention the COST $$ to your business, loss of employees etc) Perhaps type your comment in a word document first to check spelling - nothing says "uneducated ranting fool" like a paragraph of abysmal spelling and grammar! Power to the People fellow Aquarists. Best regards, someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 I've signed it and I'm going to share it with all my friends via email, Facebook and Twitter (just as soon as I get home and have access to all of those things). Also want to say that anonymous signatures are not terribly useful. From the standing orders governing petitions: "A petition shall be signed by the petitioners with their names". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne_betta_HM Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I have just finished signing the petition and Im number 14 will also sent this to my friends and family for them to sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I have signed, and will share via FB when network access is restored (outside work hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I have signed the petition, and will share it on my website, Facebook and Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rionthai Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I have signed it! Number 39 will share on facebook and livejournal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) This is what I have used on Facebook for those who don't feel like writing their own: In the status: "Please sign this petition to stop the Biosecurity Australia Iridovirus report from being accepted. Help save the Australian aquarium industry!" After adding the link, in the text box where it automatically adds the sample "We the undersigned are concerned citizens who urge our elected members of Parliament to act now to delay the introduction of recommendations laid out in the Biosecurity Report to allow: 1. An additional round of consultative process be undertaken, which...", I have replaced that with "Sign the petition with your real name, and a meaningful comment about how regulations based on this report will affect you, or about how scientifically and ethically wrong the report is." Cheers :) Edited September 15, 2010 by splendidbetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Also want to say that anonymous signatures are not terribly useful. From the standing orders governing petitions: "A petition shall be signed by the petitioners with their names". You do put in your name, its just that its not publically displayed online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Looks like its starting to take off.... I just signed at number 64.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) What should I do about taking petitions to lfs? If you all think it would be helpful then I need to know err... well i don't know if there would be copyright laws on the preamble used for this online petition? Could I use it? Edited September 16, 2010 by fishish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Nevermind, found a way to message the author of the online petition asking for permission to distribute copies in lfs. Will post here if anything comes of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 (edited) "Thats no problem, you're welcome to copy the text. Good on you for doing something. I'm assuming you saw the link to the petition at either aquariumlife or perthcichlid. If you're a member of any other forums it would be appreciated if you could post the link up if you get time, the more exposure we get the better. Good luck Clinton" So I'll do it mid next week. Can anyone advise me how long I should leave them there? (assuming the lfs allow me to leave them there). I'm not sure when a decision is going to be made by Biosecurity Australia? I think I read it is in October some time, a date would be good. Also, anyone know what I could do with them when I collect them? Thanks :) Edited September 17, 2010 by fishish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 183 signatures so far. That's not bad after only 3 or 4 days. How many do you think we'll need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 probably thousands of signatures will be needed if they are to take us seriously seriously.... I think we really need it to get into every LFS in Australia and get hobbyists, casual fish keepers and breeders aware of this.... will be approaching a couple tomorrow with fingers crossed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Do all the signatures need to be from Australians? Does our government accept international signatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyall Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Im at fault for getting the Americans involved.. I hope it wont be an issue.. I posted a link to the petition on a few fish groups on another site Im active on. Couldnt hurt right? :embarrass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I had posted the link at Bettas4all forum, my website superbbettas.com, twitter and my facebook. A lot of people who see it from those places are from other countries. I guess it couldn't hurt, and the government could just count Aussie signatures if that's the policy... We have 201 signatures so far. Keep them coming guys Does anyone know who all the major importers and suppliers are? Maybe we can get them to distribute the petition among their clients? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I think we really need it to get into every LFS in Australia and get hobbyists, casual fish keepers and breeders aware of this.... will be approaching a couple tomorrow with fingers crossed.... How did you go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Does anyone know who all the major importers and suppliers are? I can think of Bay Fish, Petras and Aquarium Industries off the top of my head. I'm starting to look into getting the media involved in this, already contacted ACA with no reply. Perhaps the newspapers would be more interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 The really big importers don't have as much to lose because they bring in large quantities of fish. Although they sometimes bring in specialty fish it hasn't really been their focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 they will also be the only one's left able to afford importing so would dominate the market, maybe thats why they arnt doing much :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) Finally asked at Coburg. The woman had never heard about batch testing! Weird much I'm pretty sure she was one of the owners. I told her a little about it. I was going to ask if i could take a petition in for customers to sign but she had started to look uncomfortable or something so I didn't feel it appropriate, sorry If the guy I spoke to last time is there sometime I might try to mention it to him.... Edited September 22, 2010 by fishish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyall Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I cant believe they didnt know about it Its starting to feel like batch testing is a myth... I just cant get my head around so many lfs not knowing about it when itll directly effect them and their business :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I don't know how they can not know. I've seen the same poster about it in two different LFS already, so obviously it's being sent around somehow. Who would miss such a well known aquarium like that? Bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 268 signatures in 8 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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