Por: The Advocate Politics March 18, 2023
Fans of that became became an instant Louisiana celebrity, are breathing a sigh of relief.The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Friday announced an agreement that will let a Bucktown couple keep the orange-toothed rodent as a house pet. A day earlier, the agency had for and vowed to confiscate it for relocation to the Baton Rouge Zoo. Denny Lacoste rescued a wounded baby nutria two years ago and named it Neuty. The creature, now a... + full article
The Advocate USA Entertainment March 23, 2023
Nutrias are an invasive species in South Louisiana, and now they’ve invaded the national press. In the past few days, stories about Neuty, Louisiana’s most beloved swamp rat, appeared , on , and, via The Associated Press, to U.S. NEWS and World Report, , and in newspapers as... + más
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The Advocate USA Crime March 18, 2023
When state wildlife agents announced they’d , it sparked questions about the legality of domesticated wildlife.On the subject of possessing a nutria, state law is pretty clear: “Nutria shall not be relocated and shall be euthanized within 12 hours of capture.”In short, if... + más
Man arrested, accused of cutting tails off live nutria and posting videos online | The Advocate
Associated Press USA Oddities March 18, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana couple has run afoul of state law by keeping a 22-pound -- a beady-eyed, orange-toothed, rat-tailed rodent commonly considered a wetlands-damaging pest -- as a pet that frolics with their dog, snuggles in their arms and swims in the family pool.... + más
Nutria as pets? Why that's not only illegal, but also a bad idea, wildlife experts say | The Advocate
Portland Press Herald USA World March 18, 2023
Neuty the nutria in Metairie, La., on Monday. The rodents are considered a nuisance invasive species in the state. Their appetite for vegetation and their burrowing into levees hinder flood control, harm agriculture and contribute to coastal wetlands loss. David Grunfeld /The... + más
The Advocate USA Entertainment March 17, 2023
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents confiscated a Thursday because it's illegal to possess one, the agency said.Two years ago, Neuty was a wild infant that lived in the West Esplanade Avenue canal. When the palm-sized animal was injured while crossing the road,... + más
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents plan to confiscate a because it's illegal to possess one, the owners said Thursday.Two years ago, Neuty was a wild infant that lived in the West Esplanade Avenue canal. When the palm-sized animal was injured while crossing the road,... + más
The Advocate USA Entertainment March 15, 2023
It’s like a soft, warm, calm dog, except for the scary orange teeth, webbed back feet and that nasty, nasty rat tail. Neuty is Denny and Myra Lacoste's beloved, 22-pound pet nutria.Denny Lacoste said Neuty likes to ride around with him in his pickup truck, with its head... + más
Neuty, the pet nutria, to be seized from Bucktown couple by Wildlife and Fisheries agents | The Advocate
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