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Eagle owner Jonathan Marshall faked permit to be on TV | Eagle owner Jonathan Marshall faked permit to be on TV |
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A falconer forged an animal permit for his golden eagle so he could appear on the ITV's Alan Titchmarsh show. | |
Jonathan Marshall, 46, of Colyton, Devon, admitted falsifying an endangered species permit and keeping the eagle without registration. | Jonathan Marshall, 46, of Colyton, Devon, admitted falsifying an endangered species permit and keeping the eagle without registration. |
At Exeter Crown Court he was jailed for five months, suspended for two years and banned from keeping endangered birds of prey for five years. | At Exeter Crown Court he was jailed for five months, suspended for two years and banned from keeping endangered birds of prey for five years. |
He appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh show in January 2013. | He appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh show in January 2013. |
He was seen by viewers flying alongside the eagle Samson in a microlight. | He was seen by viewers flying alongside the eagle Samson in a microlight. |
Marshall ran displays at country shows and stately homes in the UK when he was hired for the Titchmarsh show. | Marshall ran displays at country shows and stately homes in the UK when he was hired for the Titchmarsh show. |
He had hit the headlines in 2012 when Samson flew off during a display at a wedding in Berkley Castle in Gloucestershire and reappeared having flown to Escot, near Honiton, Devon. | He had hit the headlines in 2012 when Samson flew off during a display at a wedding in Berkley Castle in Gloucestershire and reappeared having flown to Escot, near Honiton, Devon. |
Marshall was being filmed as he spotted the eagle above him and his tearful reunion was featured on YouTube. | Marshall was being filmed as he spotted the eagle above him and his tearful reunion was featured on YouTube. |
Emmi Wilson, defending, said: "He saw the opportunity of getting great publicity of the Alan Titchmarsh show. | Emmi Wilson, defending, said: "He saw the opportunity of getting great publicity of the Alan Titchmarsh show. |
"In an interview with police he accepted he had modified the permit to enable him to take Samson on the Alan Titchmarsh show." | "In an interview with police he accepted he had modified the permit to enable him to take Samson on the Alan Titchmarsh show." |
But Samson needed a permit as an endangered species to show he had been bred in captivity and not taken from the wild. | But Samson needed a permit as an endangered species to show he had been bred in captivity and not taken from the wild. |
Ms Wilson said he had used another bird's permit as a template for the TV show. | Ms Wilson said he had used another bird's permit as a template for the TV show. |
The six-year-old eagle was now dead, shot by a gamekeeper in August 2013, the court was told. | The six-year-old eagle was now dead, shot by a gamekeeper in August 2013, the court was told. |
The court was told that Marshall was bankrupt and his remaining birds had been transferred into the ownership of his girlfriend, who employs him to organise shows. | The court was told that Marshall was bankrupt and his remaining birds had been transferred into the ownership of his girlfriend, who employs him to organise shows. |
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