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Perth Animal Abuser
A dealer who tried to sell endangered ring-tailed lemurs over the internet was found to be living in a caravan packed full of exotic wild animals.
Officers discovered crocodiles, monkeys and snakes during a raid on the static caravan near Perth, a court heard.
Plumber Keith Colthart, 24, admitted trying to sell two protected animals through the Ad Trader website.
The sheriff deferred sentence for the Crown to provide further information on lemur numbers.
Perth Sheriff Court heard how police and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) officers found the ring-tailed lemurs in the caravan, along with three African dwarf crocodiles, monkeys and a spectacled caiman.
They also discovered nine snakes, including pythons and boa constrictors.
Colthart, from Wishaw, now faces being fined up to £10,000 or a maximum three-month prison sentence.
Officers discovered crocodiles, monkeys and snakes during a raid on the static caravan near Perth, a court heard.
Plumber Keith Colthart, 24, admitted trying to sell two protected animals through the Ad Trader website.
The sheriff deferred sentence for the Crown to provide further information on lemur numbers.
Perth Sheriff Court heard how police and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) officers found the ring-tailed lemurs in the caravan, along with three African dwarf crocodiles, monkeys and a spectacled caiman.
They also discovered nine snakes, including pythons and boa constrictors.
Colthart, from Wishaw, now faces being fined up to £10,000 or a maximum three-month prison sentence.