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Channel NewsAsia
6 February 2006
Seven tarantulas rescued near Bartley Road
By Hasnita A Majid
SINGAPORE : Less than two weeks after the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority or AVA confiscated six pet tarantulas from an HDB flat, seven more were rescued by the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres).
The tarantulas from at least four species were found in two plastic bags in the Serangoon area near Bartley Road.
Some of the tarantulas are at least 11cm long.
Two of the tarantulas were identified as the Mexican Redknee Tarantula - an endangered species.
Under the law, anyone who keeps an endangered animal without a permit can be fined up to $50,000 for each animal, and face a jail term of up to two years.
The tarantulas have been handed over to the AVA.
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