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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 11, 2011 19:30:42 GMT
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Post by TenebrousNova on Nov 11, 2011 23:46:21 GMT
I too have bought from Gerhard Kalytta. I'm pretty shocked by this, I found him to be a likeable and generous man. I sincerely hope that this doesn't affect his business, since his ant shop is probably the best.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 12, 2011 9:07:06 GMT
I'm surprised you would still purchase from him, considering the laws he broke and how dangerous his operation was. I am quite disappointed in the man. When we say we "have purchased ants" from his shop, this was in the past tense Miles, meaning we bought the ants before this information came to be posted. It was a rather stupid act for which he was found out and has paid the price, so let this be a lesson to all who break the laws of another country; and this is why we here in the UK cannot send ants to our friends in the USA, as it is against the law to do so. I understand your shock and disappointment, as I feel the same; but as it is his son who runs the ant shop and he is a really nice guy, I can still see some of us buying European ant species from Ants Kalytta, however this will damage his trade in exotic ants of that I am sure.
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Post by Blem12 on Nov 12, 2011 20:21:27 GMT
Wow! I would have never thought that something like this would happen, with all the positive feedback in regards to his shop and himself.
As Timenova said, I hope that this will not affect his business as it is also his son who runs it.
Blem12.
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Post by Kyle on Nov 12, 2011 22:59:48 GMT
Oh my, I never thought that would happen, as when his son has said "he's away collecting ants" I never would have thought he'd be doing so illegally. As Wood says, I can certainly see this hitting his exotic sales for awhile, just hope he learns and doesn't do so again .
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Post by mtrein on Nov 14, 2011 14:01:02 GMT
It is illegal to do that in the Americas and in Australia. But even so, he is a nice man and I hope he gets away with just the $3000 fine.
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