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| Native animals officially seized from zoo owner | |
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| Post #1 Feb 19 2009, 03:25 PM | bavariantiger |
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Native animals officially seized from zoo owner Wed, February 18, 2009 Email Print Write Size: A A A Share: Justice of the Peace Robert Seneshen ordered the forfeiture of the wildlife. Campbell owned Lickety-Split Ranch and Zoo at 1292 Scotland Dr. in southeast London. The zoo has been closed for at least 18 months. The zoo's native animals were seized last August and are being cared for at an animal reserve outside the London area. "They're doing fine," conservation officer Duncan Hall said. Seneshen said he hoped the provincial government will take a close look at legislation aimed at protecting animals in captivity. Campbell was previously ticketed for failing to have a licence for the animals. She had bought a licence until 2006, but didn't reapply in 2007 or 2008. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act requires zookeepers be licensed. Campbell, who didn't appear in court yesterday, had already been ticketed -- and slapped with a $4,000 fine -- for not having a licence, but she still refused to get one. "Removal of the animals is certainly the last resort and that's where we are today," said prosecutor Brian Wilkie. The zoo owner was also absent from court dates earlier last year. Campbell's last appearance was in December 2007, when she refused to participate in the hearing and read a defiant speech about her "dominion over the animals." She later sent written notice that she was commanded to follow God's law, not man's. Although Campbell's native wildlife have been seized, there is no jurisdiction for removing the ranch's exotic animals under provincial law. A small group of animal rights activists gathered outside the courthouse before the brief hearing. The activists had targeted the zoo because they said the animals were kept in small, stark cages and appeared unhealthy. Vicki Van Linden, spokesperson for Friends of Captive Animals, said she was relieved the court proceedings were over and the animals were safe. "We feel very good about this," she said. But the group still wants to know what happened to Tyson the kangaroo, who was last seen at the zoo. Campbell has said the animal is no longer there. "We still have no information. We don't know if he is dead or alive, "Van Linden said. Lickety-Split generated international headlines in 2006 when pictures of Tyson were published in Australia. Some Australians were outraged that Tyson was being held in a cramped cage. |
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