LA: Snake breeder to return to Oakdale to face charges
OBERLIN — A snake breeder from Oakdale who was on the lam for seven months is expected to be returned to Allen Parish next week to face animal cruelty charges.
http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpnewssum/?p=23387
Grand Prairie TX: Councillor Wants City To Explore Exotic Pet Controls
http://hqgrandeprairie.com/news/local/news/Local/11/07/6/Councillor-Wants-City-To-Explore-Exotic-Pet-Controls/
San Francisco CA: San Francisco considers banning the sale of all pets
The proposal started with dogs and cats, expanded to birds and hamsters, and now includes any animal that walks, flies, swims, crawls or slithers — unless you plan to eat it.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goldfish-20110627,0,6881137.story
CA: Lizard Smuggler Gets 15 Months Behind Bars After Being Caught At LAX
A Lomita man was sentenced today to 15 months behind bars for attempting to smuggle 15 live lizards from Australia through customs at Los Angeles International Airport by strapping the reptiles to his chest.
http://www.bhcourier.com/article/Local/Local/Lizard_Smuggler_Gets_15_Months_Behind_Bars_After_Being_Caught_At_LAX/77632
OH: Dangerous Wild Animals
A work group consisting of 10 diverse stakeholder organizations has begun meeting on a monthly basis to consider how to regulate species deemed to be dangerous wild animals in Ohio. The next work group meeting is scheduled for July 22.
http://ohiodnr.com/tabid/23387/WildAnimals.aspx
FL: Trial to begin in case of python that killed toddler
Gypsy, a pet python that strangled a 2-year-old girl in her crib, won't appear in court in Sumter County this week when her owner and her owner's boyfriend stand trial for manslaughter and child neglect.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-snake-trial-begins-20110710,0,1261315.story
Nova Scotia Canada: Halifax family loses turtle in court
A Halifax family who went to court over a turtle they found in a ditch has lost their battle to keep the reptile as a pet.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2011/06/30/ns-florida-red-bellied-cooter-court.html
