Article 3HDMG 'Help yourself': 36 exotic animals disappear from Florida wildlife sanctuary after fake ad

'Help yourself': 36 exotic animals disappear from Florida wildlife sanctuary after fake ad

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Richard Luscombe in Miami
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3HDMG)

Owners fear for health of lemurs, marmosets, monkeys, birds and tortoises removed from Miami site in incident police are treating as theft

The advertisement on Craigslist was specific: "Free exotic animals. We're a sanctuary going out of business. Go around back and help yourself."

Early on Sunday morning, somebody did just that, driving a truck up to the rear gate of the We Care Wildlife Sanctuary in Miami and loading up seven ring-tailed lemurs, five marmosets, four monkeys, seven birds and 13 tortoises.

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