“A former owner of the National Birds of Prey Centre near Newent in Gloucestershire has been convicted of stealing rare owls from zoos.

Keith Beaven, 68, of Staunton near Gloucester, was found guilty at Gloucester Crown Court of theft, fraud, and illegally selling birds.

Beaven tricked various zoos in Europe into thinking he was still running the centre despite having sold it in 2008.

He pretended he wanted to borrow the birds as part of a breeding programme.

The court heard that Beaven deceived Paignton Zoo in Devon and zoos in Germany and the Czech Republic…”

Source: BBC News
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