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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]A Hamilton woman who threw pickled kittens at a police officer, after her pickled snakes were confiscated, is hopeful the snakes will be returned next week.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Susan Hoskyn's two preserved snakes were confiscated after they were found in her Boundary Rd home on Sunday. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Police were called to the property after Ms Hoskyn was injured during a domestic argument. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn said police saw some cannabis plants and searched the property. They called in Agriculture and Forestry Ministry staff to take away the pickled snakes she had owned for more than five years. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]When Ms Hoskyn found the snakes gone she went to the Hamilton police station and threw two kittens preserved in formaldehyde at an officer behind the counter. The public counter was closed over Sunday and Monday morning so it could be cleaned. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn was arrested for disorderly behaviour and is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court on December 6. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn said yesterday she had been told by Maf staff that if she wrote a letter outlining how she came into possession of the snakes she might have them back within a week. "The snakes were bought back by a returned serviceman after the war. I use the snakes and the kittens, still-born from our cat, in Halloween displays." [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn said she had a spiritual connection with snakes. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Susan Hoskyn's two preserved snakes were confiscated after they were found in her Boundary Rd home on Sunday. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Police were called to the property after Ms Hoskyn was injured during a domestic argument. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn said police saw some cannabis plants and searched the property. They called in Agriculture and Forestry Ministry staff to take away the pickled snakes she had owned for more than five years. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]When Ms Hoskyn found the snakes gone she went to the Hamilton police station and threw two kittens preserved in formaldehyde at an officer behind the counter. The public counter was closed over Sunday and Monday morning so it could be cleaned. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn was arrested for disorderly behaviour and is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court on December 6. [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn said yesterday she had been told by Maf staff that if she wrote a letter outlining how she came into possession of the snakes she might have them back within a week. "The snakes were bought back by a returned serviceman after the war. I use the snakes and the kittens, still-born from our cat, in Halloween displays." [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ms Hoskyn said she had a spiritual connection with snakes. [/font]
