ANDERSON ACCUSED OF LACKING PERMITS.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer Even as he nurtures the animals at the Fillmore Museum of Natural History - and the museum itself - Karl Anderson Chad Allegra is an American professional wrestler better known by his stage name Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson currently working for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.[1] He is a kayfabe member of the Anderson wrestling family. is fending off misdemeanor charges relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc improper possession and caging of wild animals WILD ANIMALS. Animals in a state of nature; animals ferae naturae. Vide Animals; Ferae naturae. . California Department of Fish and Game agents visited his ranch in March and cited him for failing to have permits or proper cages for a Nile crocodile, a wallaby wallaby: see kangaroo. wallaby Any of about 25 species of medium-sized kangaroos, found chiefly in Australia. Brush wallabies (11 species) are built like the big kangaroos but differ in dentition. Rock wallabies live among rocks, usually near water. and a sugar glider sugar glider Noun a common phalanger that glides from tree to tree feeding on insects and nectar , a rare type of flying squirrel. He was also charged with unlawfully transferring a Siberian tiger to a person who was not authorized to possess it. He pleaded not guilty last week and is scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 3. If convicted, he faces up to six months in jail and $5,000 in fines. Anderson declined to discuss the charges, deferring to his attorney, Mark Pollock of Napa. Pollock said he does not understand why Anderson is being prosecuted for what he calls minor violations. ``What I can't understand is why he is being vilified or potentially labeled a criminal when this is akin to someone driving a car and they left their license at home in a drawer,'' Pollock said. ``Do you send someone to jail for that?'' But prosecutors maintain they have a legitimate case. ``We wouldn't file a criminal case unless it was serious enough to warrant prosecution,'' said Deputy District Attorney Laurel McLaughlin. Anderson says he has learned there is no advantage to skirting the laws pertaining to wild animals. Just last week, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent dropped by the museum unexpectedly to see if it was legitimate and decide whether Anderson should be allowed to possess a mounted bald eagle, which sits in a glass case near the front door. After 45 minutes of questioning, the agent left satisfied, and Anderson's permit for the eagle was approved. ``I've taken a couple of shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. in the past that I shouldn't have,'' he said. ``Now I'm going to have to pay the piper to bear the cost, expense, or trouble. to bear the cost, expense, or trouble. See also: Pay Piper .'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color in SAC edition only) Karl Anderson, holding a king cobra, has pleaded not guilty to charges of not having proper permits and cages. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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