Molly was returned to the couple on the condition they had “no ongoing commercial gain from the bird or its image” but the couple’s manager insists a planned cartoon is above board.
Queensland’s Environment Department has asked a Gold Coast couple for a briefing on a new animated series about their dog Peggy and adopted magpie, Molly.
Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen had cultivated the online following after they found Molly, a male magpie, abandoned in 2020 and nursed it back to heath at their home.Credit:But they ran afoul of the law, which prohibited keeping wildlife as pets. Environment Department officers acted and seized Molly on March 1, leading to social media outcry that was heard as far up as Premier Steven Miles’ office.
On Friday, a Department of Environment, Science and Innovation spokesperson reiterated the conditions of Molly’s return, including that the couple “not conduct activities for commercial purposes with the magpie”.“The department has been engaging with the magpie carers to enable them to meet the terms of their specialised licence and requested a formal proposal on any planned activities,” the spokesperson said.
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