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Osaka Man Held for Keeping Saltwater Crocodile without Permission

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A 34-year-old man from Osaka in western Japan was arrested Monday for allegedly keeping a saltwater crocodile without permission from local authorities, police said.

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This website is from Cedarnews.net. To learn more about the world of animal welfare, visit our site. On the 28th, the Osaka Prefectural Police arrested Soma Satomi (34), a self-employed resident of Higashiyodogawa Ward, Osaka City, on suspicion of violating the Animal Welfare Act and other charges for illegally keeping saltwater crocodiles, one of the largest species of crocodile and a potential threat to humans. Cedarnews الإخباري. العاجلة وال…

A pet shop owner in Osaka has been arrested on suspicion of keeping a 1.5-meter-long saltwater crocodile and several dangerous turtles without the necessary permits, Japanese police said. The owner is 34-year-old Soma Satomi, who owns the shop in the Higashiyodogawa district. He is suspected of violating animal protection and management laws and […] The post He kept a 1.5-meter crocodile and 22 dangerous turtles in a pet shop – owner arrested ap…

A self-employed man was arrested on suspicion that he raised saltwater crocodiles, which are dangerous animals that may harm people, without permission. The person arrested on suspicion of violating the Animal Welfare Act and the Alien Organisms Act is a self-employed man (34) living in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi. There is a suspicion that the man raised 2 saltwater crocodiles and 23 animals, such as snakehead turtles, at a store in Osaka cit…

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