The Attorney General Office announced the seizing of 58 wild animals that were kept in a ranch in northwestern Santiago Rodríguez. The operation follows the seizing of two reticulated pythons last week when they were being transferred on the highway from Valverde to Santiago. Silvio Gerónimo Alcántara Liberato, owner of the animals, was arrested for the keeping of 58 wild and domestic animals without authorization. These include a female lion, a tucan, a monkey, and a dead crane. Alcantara is accused of violating the Ministry of Environment Law 64-00 and Arts. 14 and 16 of the Dominican Constitution.
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Listin Diario
13 November 2018
