Anone else seen this.

[Eugene Nugent]

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/11/14/cardigan-man-caught-with-1-00-spiders-at-rio-airport-91466-25167463/

[shaz hagan]

Its being posted everywhere and i feel until any form of truth comes out everyone should let sleeping dogs lie.

[Eugene Nugent]

Yeah indeed true, shaz. I was just curious as there seemed to be nothing else here on the board about it.

[shaz hagan]

I have banned it from my forum too although had to explain why people would have posts removed

[Eugene Nugent]

It was in the Sun, so it must be true, LOL.

You'll notice i picked a Welsh paper to source my link. I can understand your thinking Shaz.

Shame if it is true as it brings the whole keeper/breeder/dealer thing into disrepute. I've only ever bought from what i believe to be captive bred.

I'll be happy if a moderator decides to remove my post.

[scott wilson]

Wtf?

This is really bad...i jeard it on the news when i was at work but didnt think much of it, ive bought Ts from the spider shop myself and am shocked that they would do this...we deserve an explanation surely

[shaz hagan]

Maybe when his able to talk for himself he will give one! this is why i said its best to say nothing until we know.
And until his able to explain we dont have the right to know anything really

[Nicola Dolby]

Quite frankly we know how the press exaggerate things. The matter as far as I can see is between Lee, the Brazilian authorities and the British Consulate. Until the matter is sorted I think we should refrain from judgement and (with no disrespect to you Eugene) I think Eddy should close this thread now.
All the best

[Daniel Richardson]

Please do not believe the sun news paper at all-they have really exzagerated it and dramatised it just to sell newspapers. Lee has done nothing wrong,he had all the right papers to take the spiders,but unfortunately his plane was diverted to brazil through no choice of his and unfortunately brazil have different laws on export and the papers what he had was not legal there. The papers say he had wandering spiders with him-utter rubbish,only T's. What a terrible mess he is in through no fault of his own, and he has done everything within the law and did'nt expect to go via brazil.

[Eugene Nugent]

Good to know Daniel, thanks. I certainly hope all gets sorted for him.

[Colin D Wilson]

I will be keeping an eye on this thread. Its not going to turn into a name calling, speculative thread like on other forums.

If we can keep it constructive then it will stay open.

Any untoward posts will be edited or removed.

I agree with Shaz's decision to close the thread on her forum but at the moment we will leave this one to run in a constructive manner.

Ta muchly

[Mark Pennell]

Please note:
The B.T.S. cannot condone the collection of such a quantity of spiders stated in the article (legally or illegally for that matter) for sale into the pet trade. For the interest of legal aspects and till the whole truth is known this thread is closed.

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