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obeligz
at Fri Jul 2 17:43:13 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by obeligz ]
Thanks Elizabeth
Sorry for the late reply/update..
No, as far as I know there are no herps in any norwegian schools or official departments (asize from the freezer of the Norwegian food safety Authority, who are the ones that put to death confiscated animals).
As my case continues there's new things happening all the time but nothing worth while mentioning really.
The police sent me a "letter of confiscation" which I had to sign but I didn't since it was based on the wrong law.
My animals were attempted confiscated after the norwegian "gamelaw".
I searched high and low for means to prove that my animals don't fit the definition of "game" and finally I found it.
"game" in the norwegian "gamelaw" are: "animals who can survive in Norwegian nature and potentially can form vild populations"
Of cource, by this definition none of my geckoes and dartfrogs fit in the game law so I talked to the poliece and they will now try to find another law based on which they can confiscate my animals.
In the mean time. since my application for dispensation to keep 4 gecko species in captivity was declined I sent an appeal, this was some 5-6 weeks ago? the appeal was declined by the local food safety authority and was sent futher up in the system. I'm still waiting for an answer from that hold tho I must admit, I'd be quite surprised if the appeal was accepted.
bye for now.  )
Best regards
oby
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RE: ethics - obeligz, Fri Jul 2 17:43:13 2004