(only partial copy & paste update due to lack of time)



Today the district vet and poliece came to my house.

The newspaper I mentioned didn't show up, their loss, one of the TV stations did show up tho.

When we broke the seals to my home today I found some of the animals in a shabby condition. The animals had gone friday thru monday without water or food. Some of them were dehydrated, but all were ok concidering the circumstances. Some of the mice cages didn't have a single drop of water and their pellets were gone but they too had survived, the same can not be said for feeder boxes containing small crickets..

Out of the about 30 geckoes I had thismorning, 20 were confiscated by the authorities.

5 giant geckoes were left in my home so that I could care for them until their fate was descided.

the 5 remaining animals are a small colony of mourning geckoes hatchlings whitch live in my 950 liter tank whitch was also too big to fit thru the door and too heavy to be lifted by 2 persons.

I asked the district vet to be allowed to keep the 5 Mt. koghis leachianus until their fate is descided.

I was allowed to keep them.

This is because I didn't break the police seals and smuggle out all my animals in the past days. However. I am convinced that focus on this case by the medias and pressure by the world around watching this case aswell as friends nationally and internationally pulling strings for this cause has helped alot in this context.



I'm now writing an application for a dispensation to keep my animals and have to finish it during the night and fax it to the appropriate agency before opening time tomorrow.





what happens tomorrow...

9am - going to see my lawyer

11am - interview with national TV

5pm - talk with the police

9pm - appointment with psychologist (see trenscript of interview)



Dear group, thank you for all your support. Spread this info to other forums you frequent so that it may be known what happens to herps here and what shame Norway brings upon itself.



It feels like the whole herp world is watching me right now. This gives me strength to continue fighting.



This time Norway doesn't get to kill innocent animals in all secrecy. This case has coverage in Scandinavia, England, Germany and the rest of Europe aswell as USA, Canada, Australia, India and surely many other Countries and corners of the world that I have not noticed yet.



Thank you - all the world - for caring, and for supporting the reptile enthusiasts in little Norway.



Best regards

obeligz

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