Yangtze River Daily - Yangtze River Network December 30 news In order to relax the mood, I bought 2 turtles online, and I was sentenced to prison. On December 30, a reporter from The Yangtze River Daily-Changjiang Network learned from the Jiangxia District Court that a man was sentenced to five months' detention, suspended for six months, and fined 2,000 yuan for the turtle he bought online as an endangered wild animal.
At the end of 2019, the 26-year-old Guo mou was upset and wanted to buy a turtle as a pet to relax. When browsing the information of pet turtles on the Internet, he found that some people said that the yellow-edged box turtle was very well-behaved, so he decided to buy one online. "I know it's a protective animal, but I don't hurt it." Guo said that he didn't think so much, so he bought one online. After careful breeding for a period of time, Guo Mou became more and more fond of this yellow-edged box turtle, so he bought another one.
In the second half of 2020, the merchant selling the yellow box turtle was arrested by the public security organs, and the public security organs found Guo Mou by touching the melon.
After identification, the two turtles bought by Guo are yellow-edged box turtles, which are endangered wild animals, and the public security organs arrested Guo.
During the trial, the court held that Guo purchased the Yellow Rim Box Turtle subjectively with criminal intent and objectively illegally purchased and raised the Yellow Rim Box Turtle, and his behavior had committed the crime of illegally purchasing rare and endangered wild animals. In view of Guo's truthful confession of his crime and his willingness to admit guilt and accept punishment, the court gave Guo a lenient treatment and sentenced him to five months' detention, suspended for six months, and fined him RMB 2,000.
The judge reminded that before raising animals, it should first confirm whether they can be purchased, check the species of animals purchased online, find out whether the purchased animals are wild animals under national key protection or endangered wild animals, and also inquire about relevant laws and regulations to avoid crimes due to ignorance, let alone know the law and break the law. (Reporter Geng Shanshan Correspondent Yang Rui Intern Hu Huimin)
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【Editor: Yao Hao】