AR-News: (US-ny) Exotic animal ban could silence call of the wild

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Fur is flying over a ban on ownership and breeding of "wild" animals now
awaiting Gov. George Pataki's signature.

The measure, passed by the Legislature in June, would also require
current owners of such animals to apply to the state Department of
Environmental Conservation for a permit to keep their pets at an annual
cost of up to $80 per animal.

The issue has pitted the keepers of unusual pets against animal rights
advocates. Both sides maintain they are acting in the best interest of
both the public and the animals -- some of which are rare or even
endangered.

full story:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=263453&category=REGION&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=7/5/2004

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