To Kamenesh, a Miami native who said he s been working with endangered species and wildlife since he was 13, the county’s petition was an opinion without facts.
“I had to spend thousands of dollars that are going into the pockets of the county and lawyers,” Kamenesh told TCPalm. “That’s money that could’ve gone towards animal conservation groups like the King Cobra Conservancy.”
While Kamenesh maintains that he won t lose his permits, he said the issue has interfered with his ability to build more animal enclosures and open his conservatory to private tours of no more than eight visitors at a time.