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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:19
PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Phelsuma
confiscation rumor
Hi Don and all,
That was good news.......
Magnus
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I have spoken
to an inspector, in fact the one that confiscated the animals and he assured
me that no animals were euthenized and all were placed with zoos all over the
country. U.S. Fish and Wildlife makes every effort to see to it that
confiscated animals are well taken care of and delivered to institutions that
have the knowledge to keep the animals. I agre that private breeders with a
known track record would be the best choice but U.S. Fish and Wildlife cannot
allow CITES animals such as these, into the pet trade even though they also
acknowledge that many private keepers are better suited for this than are
zoos! In any case the rumor that these animals were killed needlessly is
nothing more than a rumor!
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