Iguana News (04/28/04)

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UK: Pet iguana taken from garden shed
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3660951.stm

UK: Stolen: A 5ft iguana
www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/110/110232_stolen_a_5ft_iguana.html

UK:Iguana theft puts 5-foot reptile at risk
www.thisislancashire.co.uk/lancashire/bury/news/BURYNEWS31.html

UK:Iguana drama
www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2004/04/16/story5820403t0.shtm

NJ: Pet store owner abused animals, authorities say www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1083144907151000.xml

FL:School's stolen iguana rescued from sewer
www.abcactionnews.com/stories/2004/04/040422iguana.shtml

[dominick]

I am certainly upset the The Wild Things Pet Shop was allowed to erode into this condition. I've actually been there!

I visited there just about 7 months ago as it was listed as a Reptile Shop in NJ. It's about an hour from my house.

This was when he just took over ownership of the shop. It was dark and cluttered, but the animal enclosures were clean at the time.

In fact, I purchased my first Leopard Gecko from that shop and showed off Rex, who came along for the ride, to the owner Neil.

I just told Leo how lucky she was that she came home with me instead of being left there.

Such a darn shame that folks do this to animals. I'm heartbroken that the Iguana was found dead. While I didn't meet it personally, I know there was simply not enough room in the shop for it to be housed correctly.

I'm glad they shut him down and took away his animals!

Makes me sick!