A Victorian antiques store owner has pleaded guilty to multiple charges after authorities discovered over 700 native animals—including birds, foxes, and possums—illegally preserved in frozen and taxidermied forms at his home and shop. Footage reveals rows of silent creatures, from magpies and cockatoos to other wildlife, stored in a chillingly still display. The case follows a regulatory investigation that uncovered the extent of the collection, raising concerns about wildlife protection laws. The full details of the charges and the circumstances behind the discovery are available in the full report.
Antiques store owner, 74, pleads guilty to 13 charges after regulator uncovers hundreds of animals at his home and shopGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe white-walled room packed with magpies, galahs and sulphur-crested cockatoos, foxes and possums is eerily quiet. As a video pans across shelves filled with these and many other species, there is no flapping or squawking or hissing; the animals are frozen and silent.They are among the more than 700 native animals that were found illegally taxidermied and frozen that were seized from the property of a Victorian antiques store owner last year. Continue reading...
