Salt Lake County officials honored James Dix as the 2011 Vital Volunteer last week. He runs a rescue from his home and is often call on by authorities dealing with snakes and other exotic pets. He dose have permits to keep, rescue, provide care and exhibit exotic animals and snake species. Not only dose James rescue reptiles but also offers handling classes to authorities. Currently he cares for 850 different reptiles and says he plans to move to a commercial building soon. Keep up the great work James, you are an inspiration the the reptile community.
Category Archives: Lizards
Kids take lizard from Blue Mountains National Park
SUDBURY’E EXOTIC PET SHOW
April 17th
Expo location details:
The Caruso Club
385 Haig St.
Sudbury, ON.
Vendor set up starts at 7am
doors open at 9-430pm
admission is $6
children under 10 $2
will have face painting and bbq starting at 11am
Payment Method:
*A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to complete your registration. The remaining balance is to be paid the morning of the expo before you are given your table location. Please include your registration form with your cheque.
A cheque can be made out to: Bj’s Little Rodents
Mailed To: #5 Windmill Lane, Byng Inlet ON, P0G 1BO
For further information please contact:
John Cameron
Bj’s Little Rodents
1-705-774-3490
Boy taken by Crocodile.
A 14 year old boy was playing in a creek with his brothers when he was taken by a Crocodile about 450km east of Darwin. Sergeant Craig Ryan said the boys were swimming when one of them alarmed the others and he has not been seen since. According to authorities it has been hard to get searchers to the location because of wet conditions it is not accessible by road.
Steve Irwin’s zoo faces closure
Yes that right. The zoo sight a massive loss of income do to a down turn in tourism but sources close to the zoo say that mismanagement after there star bread winner passed away has caused the zoo to go into crippling debt. Apparently 22 staff members have recently been let go from the zoo. “They have blown millions on poor planning and poor execution,” said former curator Bruce Murdock. “Steve had a lot of dreams but they were massive dreams that only he could fund.”They are trying to do it on the back of Bindi and Terri but I don’t think they can support it.” Former receptionist Amy-Lee Hines said that Australia Zoo was facing closure if drastic measures are not taken.
Teri Irwin maintains that they in fact are not closing the zoo. “Certainly I haven’t shelved Steve’s 10-year business plan,” she said.
“I don’t think it’s a matter of if, it’s a matter of when – so I wouldn’t shelve anything.
“Certainly I’m not going to be going ahead full speed at this time, but we are going ahead.”
Couple sentenced in animal cruelty case.
Claire Strong and Paul Wilson were sentenced on animal cruelty charges. Strong, 22, was given a three year conditional discharge and disqualified from keeping animals and reptiles for ten years.Wilson, 44, was given a two year conditional discharge and disqualified from keeping animals and reptiles for ten years.Back in July 2009 officials raided their house and found dead dogs and cats in the kitchen and bathroom, dead reptiles and mice in the house and a dead rabbit outside. The charges included failing to ensure a dog had a nutritionally balanced diet; failing to provide veterinary care for a dog; failing to protect an animal from pain, injury or suffering; not ensuring the welfare of an animal by failing to treat flea infestation; failing to protect lizards and a snake from pain, injury and suffering and failing to provide shade for a rabbit in a pen in the garden.
SSPCA wants tighter restrictions on exotic pets.
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) wants tighter restriction on the sale of exotic pets. Animal charity OneKind agrees with the need for tighter restrictions. Libby Anderson, policy director, said: “We would like to see stronger legislation against the illegal pet trade by making the registration of all exotic animals compulsory; by increasing the efficiency of customs controls and the introduction of stricter penalties for those illegally trading.”