California Considers Revision To Banned Species List

I would like to see Quakers become legal to own in California. There are already too many laws in this state as it is. I am pro quaker.

I know I just wrote a really long comment, but I wanted to add another. I just read the comments and wanted to clarify some things. A lot of people are blaming this on the government. As in the government is taking away rights. This is a state bill not a federal bill. There are a handful of states that ban Quakers but it is still not a federal, or government, initiative. And also a number of people are wondering why anyone would ban a sweet Quaker. The problem isn't with Quakers that are pets. The problem is with Quakers that either escaped or were let go by their owners and have established themselves in a number of states. They make their nest on power lines and that is the reason why they are considered a nuisance in most states. As for Calif., that state considers all non-native species to be invasive and a threat to native flora and fauna. Calif. bans ownership of ferrets, gerbils, sugar gliders, and other relatively common exotic pets also. In order for us to fight bans on birds and other exotics, we need to be responsible owners. I disagree with one person who said that most bird owners are reponsible and only a few aren't. I think that there are a lot more than a few bird owners that are irresponsible and get a parrot or other bird for the novelty of it and either let it go, give it up to a rescue (rescues are filled with birds needing homes), or keep it in horrible conditions. I think we need to educate people about what living with a bird is really like - wonderful for the right people, a mistake for a lot of people. And instead of saying that something is dumb, we need to take action. In some states, like California, Hawaii, and Alaska, unfortunately, I don't think there is much we can do because these states don't tend to single out one or two particular species; they ban all exotic species. So we have to prove that our pets won't get out of the house. BTW, I don't approve of banning appropriate exotic pets, especially birds. But I absolutely approve of banning private ownership of wildlife (wolves, bears, bobcats, deer, etc.), zoo animals (elephants, giraffes, zebras, etc.) and dangerous animals (all primates including capuchins and lemurs, tigers, lions, cheetahs, panthers, alligators, venomous snakes, etc.). With the exception of giraffes (just cruel to keep them in the US), all of the above animals have caused numerous deaths of "owners" and neighbors as well as significant injuries (capuchins and lemurs and the smaller primates haven't caused any deaths but have been responsible for many severed fingers, countless bites and scratches, and attacks on children). Okay, I'll end here. Thanks for listening!