Dear Katrina.

I'm very sad about loosing my animals but at present they're still alive.

From what I'm told by my government I can't suggest an organisation to take the animals.

My government will see if they are able to relocate the animals, if not they'll be put to death.

My isolated case isn't really the most horrifying thing here.

Up to 1000 herps are confiscated and put to death in Norway annually...

Every year more and more prople are getting caught since herps in private collections are breeding and more people are fascinated by the hobby and start keeipng herps.

The best reasons my govenment can give for the herp ban are:

"the animals are a contageous and people may get salmonela from them"

and

"the climate in Norway is unsuitable for such animals"

We have ofcourse tried telling them that herps are kept in heated terariums...

We've also tolld them that the risk of salmonella is not as great as they fear..

but.. they don't seem to listen...



Anyway.

Thanx for your support. )

I haven't given up on my animals yet and I don't intend to in the future eigther.

With all the international focus on my case things just might turn out alright, but even if they don't I've managed to do one positive thing.. To spread the word around about what's happening over here. I think that this will have some positive conxsequences on our dialogue with the government further down the road.



Best regards

Vålen (obeligz)

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