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Ban on animal dyes falls to fight against africanized 'killer' bees by wwy yrj
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Ban on animal dyes falls to fight against africanized 'killer' bees by WWY YRJ
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People may be able to dye baby chicks for at least a year, as atradeoff in the state Department of Agriculture s effort to fightthe growth of Africanized honey bees , which have been tagged as "killer bees." Gov. Rick Scott, speaking on WFLA 850 AM in Fort Lauderdale thisweek, said he ll likely sign the wide-ranging agricultural bill, HB 1197 , which includes an amendment by Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-FortLauderdale, that would allow the artificial dyeing and coloring ofcertain mammals or fowl. If I sign, Senator Bogdanoff has said she ll help me make surewe ll get it fixed so we won t have pink chicks, Scott said.
It s part of an agricultural bill, so I ll likely sign it andwe ll fix that one glitch next year. Bogdanoff, urged by South Florida groomers, added the amendmentthat would overturn a 45-year-old prohibition on dyeing pets. Bogdanoff argued that the groomers want to colorize pets forcompetitions, not to highlight young critters for holidays. The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida has argued that the law has protected thousands of animals from neglect and abuse, and itshouldn t be lifted on the whim of one dog groomer who wants todye poodles purple.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said he has urged Scott tosign the bill, saying the positive help in the legislation gearedtoward helping beekeepers maintain bee colonies while settingguidelines to help eradicate Africanized bees outweighs thecoloring issue. Continued support of beekeepers and apiary research is importantto everything in nature and everything in agriculture, Putnamtold reporters. The issue of whether you can or can t dye baby chicks should notbring down the rest of the bill. There are some important policiesin there.
The African bees, which have been in Florida since at least 2002,are known to defend their nests with less provocation, in greaternumbers and for longer distances than their cousins. They are farmore aggressive than bees descended from Europe. Florida s $13 million a year honey industry, one of the top fivein the nation, is under pressure from African bees, which reducethe forage area for beekeepers bees. To eradicate the African bees, a joint operation by the FloridaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the U.S.Department of Agriculture places bait hives around Florida s 14seaports, Interstate 10 and on the Florida/Alabama border. Reach Jim Turner at or at (772) 215-9889. I am Computer Hardware & Software writer, reports some information about asio sound card , sports cards values.
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