Below you will find information about the current state of the hobby. Crisis may be the best way to sum it up. Included below are letters that you can print out, sign, and mail to your lawmakers. It is important that you read them carefully and follow through with them. It may mean the difference between having birds and just seeing them in pictures. Your rights are in the balance.

• We are responsible breeders
• Why You Should Oppose the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program
• Letter to your Senators opposing the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program
• Letter to your Representatives opposing the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program
• Letter to your Senators regarding problems shipping birds
• Letter to your Representatives regarding shipping birds
• Zip file containing all .doc files above

• We are responsible breeders
• Why You Should Oppose the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program
• Letter to your Senator opposing the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program
• Letter to your Representatives opposing the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program
• Letter to your Senators regarding problems shipping birds
• Letter to your Representatives regarding shipping birds
• Zip file containing all PDF files above

To quickly find contact information for your representatives, go to Vote Smart.org and enter your zip code. This will give you links to all of your representatives on one page (you will need to follow each link separately). So, visit: http://www.vote-smart.org/