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Tiger Pete Says Idaho's Laws Are Close to Communis
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by tigers9 on May 24, 2008
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Thi is what other exotic or any animal breeders/exhibitors (if any snake breeders/exhibitors were affected by Arlington ban) can do with ban no grandfather ban (or mandatory spay/neuter laws,) as it stops their income from breeding, ban or castration means no offspring’s, aka , no income.
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<< To be clear Tiger Pete was denied on those two motions, but that will have no effect on the tort he filed with the state for $13 million.
That's the money he says he's losing by not getting a permit to come to Idaho in a timely fashion.>>==
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8368635&nav=menu554_2_11
Tiger Pete Says Idaho's Laws Are Close to Communism
Posted: May 22, 2008 05:22 PM PDT
Updated: May 23, 2008 10:44 AM PDT
By: Bridget Shanahan
The man who wants to bring Siberian tigers to Bingham county is suing the state for $13 million and accuses Idaho's laws of being one step away from communism.
Peter Renzo or 'Tiger Pete' made his first appearance in an Idaho courtroom this morning, attempting to speed things up with the state agriculture department.
He's trying to get a permit to bring his tiger operation to Idaho, but he's met with another stumbling block.
The two motions he filed were denied, and now Tiger Pete is crying foul.
To be clear Tiger Pete was denied on those two motions, but that will have no effect on the tort he filed with the state for $13 million.
That's the money he says he's losing by not getting a permit to come to Idaho in a timely fashion.
Peter Renzo drove nine and a half hours from his operation in Nevada to walk into that courtroom this morning.
And after the judge denied his two glimmers of hope, Peter questioned the laws and judicial system in the state of Idaho.
"I did not see justice here today. I saw the first step towards communism in this country today. Realistically, that's what I saw. And fascism...both," Renzo said.
Tiger Pete's demeanor is a sharp contrast from the collected businessman who casually walked into this Bingham County courtroom just an hour before.
"I'll never give up the fight. I've done this for 30 years. This is my life, saving these cats for you guys out there. These people don't care," Renzo explained.
In video Tiger Pete sent only to Local News 8, he shows us his Nevada big cat operation.
He brings us close up views of his big cats that he wants to bring across the Nevada state line to Idaho.
But before that move has clearance, he's got his own hoops to jump through.
He was attempting to bypass some of that in court.
"The petitioners in this case and in any other case have no right to such a permit to possess or to propagate deleterious, exotic animals," Judge Wood explained during court.
He denied both motions.
"This isn't right. We've got to put a stop to this somehow," Renzo added.
Both would have sidestepped waiting for new exotic animal rules to be drawn up by the Department of Ag and then sent to the legislature for approval.
A process that could very well leave Pete, his operation, and the state in limbo until March 2009.
"I still question the judicial system. What's going on here in this country?" Renzo asked.
The Idaho code is written so that Pete will have to abide by the rules the Department of Ag sets, even though he filed to come to Idaho before they were in place.
"There is no law as far as I can tell. The legislature hasn't even enacted laws. There's no law. There's no law. And, you know, the next step is they come into your house and tell you what you can and can't say," Renzo added.
Also worth noting, is that once the Department of Ag has its regulations and Peter complies with them, there's still no guarantee he's approved to come to Idaho.
That's because the law states the Department of Ag may...that's the keyword...may allow him in, but they don't have to.
Local News 8 did speak with the Department of Ag who said they would hold public comment on the situation sometime in the future.
However, they did not want to comment on much else because of the lawsuit Tiger Pete filed against them.
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