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Owner of reptile rescue claims organization unfairly maligned during Port Moody council’s discussion on mobile-petting zoo ban

This article has been amended to provide additional context. The owner of a reptile rescue is pushing back against Port Moody’s recent move to ban mobile petting zoos, claiming his organization was slandered during council’s discussion on the issue. Mike Hopcraft of Wild Education told the Dispatch council’s decision was based on misinformation, and that […]

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