Thursday, 10 June 2010

Man accused of illegally keeping a Gibraltar ape at his home

LA LÍNEA 
A man was arrested recently for keeping a Gibraltar or Barbary Ape (Macaca Sylvanus) at his home in La Línea. Agents of the Guardia Civil Seprona unit saw the animal from the street, contacted the owner of the home and accused him of violating the law on illegal animals (Clause C of which specifies primates), as well as contraband. The ape, considered under Spanish law as a potentially dangerous animal (see how), was taken to a special unit for such animals at the Customs facilities in the frontier area.

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