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n"*||JThankyou for yourrequestor information nder he Official nformationAci 1982, eceivedl2 April 2010.n have espondedo yourspecific equestselating o Zion Wildlife Gardens sdetailedbelow1 It hasbeen eported hat the bodyof the white iger, Abu, left Zion WildldeGardensorinvestigation, s therea rransferorderfor this?

The bodyof the white tiger, Abu,hasnot left Zion Wildlife Gardens.No transferorderexistsor is required,asstatedbelow.Is a trarcfer order requiredd theanimal is deceased?No. The zoostandard nly requiresa trarsfer request or living anirnals. Theonlysituationwherea transfer equestmayberequired s wherean approval o hold theanirnals,grantedby the EnvironmentalRisk Management uthority under heHazardousSubstancesndNew Organisms HSNO)Act 1996,mayspecifu his as arequirernent.No such equirements stated n anyHSNO approval hatZion WildlifeGardens perates nder.Have therebeenany tiansferorderssubsequentoyour letter dated 8th March? Canyoupleaseprovide'theseransferorders. - |

-Since8 March2010,Zion Wildlife Gardensassubmitted ne ransferequesto movethree igers o PouakaiZoo in New Plymouth.,The requirementsor this transfermeattached.ls there a requirementfor vet reports at three monthly intervals?There is no mandatory requirement for Zion Wildlife Gardens to provide vot reports.

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