Guest guest Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 ***************************Advertisement*************************** eCentral - Your Entertainment Guide http://www.star-ecentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: What do other countries do with seized animals, reptiles, amphibians and others. I would like to hear from the experts on this matter. Thank you. This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/11/21/nation/kgrrani & sec=nation ________________________ Thursday, November 21, 2002 Seized animals sold to public By IAN MCINTYRE KANGAR: As soon as word got around that more than 2,000 animals had been seized by the authorities on Monday, the Customs Department was deluged with offers by the public to buy them. A Customs spokesman said that up to yesterday, most of the seized animals had been sold. “The decision to sell the captured animals was made on compassionate grounds. “We have clauses under the Customs Act 1967 to sell the animals even if there is an on-going investigation on the matter. “Furthermore, the department is not specialised to take care of the animals, & #8217; & #8217; he added. The animals were “found” during a routine check on a lorry by the police anti-smuggling unit (UPP) at KM21, Jalan Kubang Tiga in Chuping, near the Malaysian-Thai border on Monday. The bizarre haul included 20 puppies, 990 lizards, 30 snakes, 1,000 spiders, 100 centipedes and 200 scorpions. Initial investigations showed the 43-year-old lorry driver did not have any import permits from the state veterinary department and that the items seized were not declared at the border entry points. Asked how Customs would manage the income derived from the sale of the animals, the spokesman said the lorry driver had been given one month to obtain an import permit from the state veterinary department. “If he is able to get the permit, the money from the sales will be handed to him,” he said. <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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