Who do you think you are anyway? Some sort of self-proclaimed gerbil
shipping vigilante? You've said your piece, some care, some couldn't care
less. Get down off your soapbox and get over yourself.
-Will
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerbil Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
Of a gangi
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 12:09 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: shipping gerbils
So your postal office employees don't pay attention to the laws. Big deal.
When i lived in the mountains in NY people walked around on city streets
smoking pot and no one did anythign. that doesnt make it legal, and that
doesnt mean if they went a couple towns over that they wouldnt get in
trouble, or even if soem federal investigator was happenign through and saw
it that they wouldnt arrest them.
How bout you tell me which post office you use and I'll get them in touch
with inspector General and lets see if they keep accepting your gerbils
then? HMM? If you really think its OK to ship animals whats thereto loose?
If you are right, theyll just laugh. If am right... well, you'll
certainly know!
yes there is an issue of unusual punishment. But the $10000 and 20 yrs in
prison ARE described in federal laws (Title 18), and the are described as
the MAXIMUM. That doesnt mean you WILL be fined 10000, just that they cant
fine over that. Most peopel caught the FIRST time shipping birds or mammals
get fined $500 - 1000. If the animal for example escapes and causes the
post office to have to be shut down because of fear of, chews though
important stuff and causes damages, bites people causing injuries and
hospital visits etc you woudl be liable for those things and be looking at a
much higher fine (but not in excess of 10000)
And maybe judges laugh, but they DO oversee such cases and peopel ARE
convicted of shipping animals/spiders/etc illegally. And then who is
laughing?
~A.G.
>From: "Evergreen Gerbils Ltd." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Evergreen Gerbils Ltd." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: shipping gerbils
>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:04:33 -0700
>
>I will have to agree with TJ and Paige on this one. The overly
>dramaticized
>"scare-tactics" emplored by A.G. et. al, are quite childish and
>unappreciated. The local post office here is all too happy to ship my
>gerbils. And they love to meet them when delivering them to me as well.
>My
>rural carrier even went out of her way to deliver the latest gerb from
>Paige
>straight to my workplace first thing when I left a note on my door saying I
>couldn't be home to accept the package.
>And for those who claim to know the laws in this country, there is a tiny
>little amendment to this thing we have called the Constitution, which
>provides protection from "cruel and unusual punishment". If someone tried
>to fine you $100,000 for shipping a gerbil, a judge would laugh the minute
>that came across his bench.
>
>-Will
>Evergreen Gerbils Ltd.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gerbil Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
>Of Paige McDonald
>Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 9:14 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: shipping gerbils
>
>
>I wouldn't be so dramatic, A. Gangi. This is extremely rare that it
>happens,
>and if so it's only by poor packaging. I've practically yelled at people
>for
>packaging poorly, and told them the dangers. I don't ship a lot, but when I
>do
>I'm VERY safe about it. So I think it's more about the person behind the
>shipping, not the shipping itself.
>
>Paige
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