American Gerbil Society

21/10/2024

Gerbil Show time. This Saturday the 26th in North Olmsted Ohio.

23/08/2024

Any members looking to adopt in Las Vegas? We've gotten notice of a gerbil that was found wandering loose in California, where gerbils are illegal due to the threat of them becoming an invasive species. We've been able to secure a ride for the little guy with a rat rescue to Las Vegas, but he needs a home once he gets there. If you're interested in either adopting him or picking him up and continuing the caravan east, please contact us to let us know!

18/08/2023

Next show is in October. Info on the main website.

12/10/2022

Gerbil Show time!

10/09/2022

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all who celebrate!

30/08/2022

Attention, Boston friends! Gerbils in need of a new home!

19/08/2022

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen called a gerbil or had your gerbils mistaken for?

20/05/2022

Shows are back!!! We’re so excited to announce that we’ll finally be hosting an open to the public show again in Michanicsburg, PA on June 10. For more info please go to: https://www.agsgerbils.org/showpages/2022-Summer-Show

08/05/2022

No matter the species, moms are always doing the most for us, and we sure do appreciate it. Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!

09/04/2022

What’s cuter than a litter of baby gerbils? Two litters! If you’re lucky enough to be near Camden County, Georgia, two sweet litters of babies and their Mama are both waiting at the Humane Society Of Camden County for loving homes this .

20/03/2022

We’re still here! COVID forced us to take a bit of a break, but we’re starting to hold small, members-only shows again like this one last weekend in Tewksbury. We’re also pleased to announce that while we were on a brief hiatus from admiring gerbils together, gerbils haven’t taken any breaks when it comes to being perfect.

20/02/2022

**Legislation impacting our pets!**
Buried deep within the completely unrelated America COMPETES Act (HR4521) are proposed amendments to the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act impacts what can be imported into the US, and - if so amended - what can be transported between the states. The original wording regarding travel between the states was vague, so in 2017 a federal court ruled that the Lacey Act did NOT prohibit interstate travel. These amendments explicitly reverse that.
More importantly, these amendments would change the Lacey Act from a blacklist system to a whitelist system. So instead of a few problem species being declared illegal and put on a blacklist, instead the most common animals would be put on a legal whitelist, and everything not mentioned would be assumed illegal. Any species not on the whitelist would be unable to legally cross state lines or enter the country from abroad.
If the amendments are passed, any species that was not imported or transported between states in "more than minimal quantities" during the preceding year will be considered illegal to import or transport between states. That means your common petstore animals like Mongolian gerbils are safe, but rarer more specialist species like fat-tailed gerbils are at risk. Notably, "minimal quantities" is not defined; lawmakers have up to a year after the amendments pass to actually provide a number.
For all species that don't make that undefined cutoff, the Secretary of the Interior has to declare that they don't "pose a significant risk of invasiveness to the United States". This is a federal law, so that means the US as a whole. Species that hold a potential for invasiveness in one state's climate but not others still wouldn't be added to the whitelist. Beyond that, it's notoriously difficult to prove a negative. So getting more species added to the initial whitelist won't be a walk in the park.
Violations of the Lacey Act can be prosecuted as federal felonies. Unfortunately, if this passes, a lot of species will be unable to access quality veterinary care (which is often in the next state over), and eventually die out in the US due to restricted gene pools.
This act has already passed the House, and now sits before the Senate. Please tell your senators to vote NO on Lacey Act Amendments in the America COMPETES Act.
This page provides information on the Lacey Act amendments and how to contact your senators: https://usark.org/2022lacey/
Here are the actual amendments:https://usark.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-HR4521-excerpt.pdf

UPDATE 2/14: As we have stated, the America COMPETES Act (HR4521) and U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S1260) will be reconciled (merged) in committee. The merged bill will likely have a new name (promoting a “Make It In America” moniker). As of this update, the House has yet to send the fin...

31/10/2021

Happy Halloween from all of us at the American Gerbil Society to all our favorite little pumpkins!

22/10/2021

Attention! Attention! Last call for virtual show entries! You and your gerbils can enter at https://www.agsgerbils.org/virtual-show-entry until October 24.

27/09/2021

Grab your contestants and power up your lightboxes, it’s time for the annual AGS Virtual Show! Head to https://www.agsgerbils.org/virtual-show-entry until October 24 to join the fun.

21/09/2021

Do you remember the 21st night of September?

01/08/2021

What’s your favorite event at the so far? Ours has been Artistic Napping.

22/07/2021

🌟🐭Comment with your own gerbil moodboard based on your big three! 🐭🌟