So it's implied by the media that there was violations of endangered or threatened species and that animals were mistreated.
Maybe-so, maybe-no. Were the "endangered species" the crocs he owned legitmitately and the people doing the raid assumed they were an endangered species? Were the animals mistreated by being kept in appropriately sized housing, or the cages might have had some waste in them, rather than being stuffed into a small box full of poo?
We don't know. We weren't there. We don't have pics.
I distrust the media reports in general. After all, we've all seen the articles about the "5 foot ball python that could have eaten the owner" or the "20 foot venomous cornsnake". Not to mention the 100,000 burmese that are all released pets in the everglades from irresponsible owners that drove all the way to the tip of florida strictly to turn their venomous people-eating ecological disasters loose so they can invade michigan during winter.
Waiting to hear, and hoping there will be a good outcome of some sort.
BTW, I haven't found where the actual charges were stated... is that somewhere, or is it vague?
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