catch22girl | You HAVE to be kidding me

This is one of the most infuriating things I've read lately. I'm almost speechless. Here's the opening paragraph.

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is proposing far-reaching changes to conservation policies that would allow hunters, circuses and the pet industry to kill, capture and import animals on the brink of extinction in other countries. Giving Americans access to endangered animals, officials said, would both feed the gigantic U.S. demand for live animals, skins, parts and trophies, and generate profits that would allow poor nations to pay for conservation of the remaining animals and their habitats.

Wow. That's...NO.

And this little statement from the gov't:

"This is absolutely consistent with the Endangered Species Act, as written," said David Smith, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. "I think the nature of the beast is such that there are critics who are going to claim some kind of ulterior motive."

I can't *IMAGINE* why. I'm just sickened now. GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF POWER NOW! Not even *ANIMALS* are safe.