Julia Dixon
Julia Dixon
threat trying
The threat exists. We're trying to extinguish that threat.
approved contrary department either facility given held lion ownership permits published reports
Contrary to published reports that the lion was being held in a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved and inspected facility and that the authorization for ownership had been given by VDGIF, Mr. Bradley had no permits from either the USDA or VDGIF.
child definitive exposed huge
This was the only definitive way to find out if the child had been exposed to rabies. It's a huge loss. It's nothing we wanted to do.
animals anybody cannot closely frankly legally list permit permitted scientific terms
There are animals that you cannot legally own without a permit in Virginia, and frankly permitting them would only be done (in terms of) research, scientific study, or as an exhibitor or educator. Even then, that list of animals that are on (the list), that would be closely scrutinized before anybody would be permitted to have them.