« Chinese Need Not Apply | Main | Dems Silenced by Their Own Leftist Posturing »
November 30, 2007
Builder Forced to Spend £140,000 on Two Newts
Anwyl Construction in Rhyl, Denbighshire was forced to spend £140,000 on a habitat for newts before they could construct a 26-property development, because the great crested newt is protected by European law.
When the outlandishly expensive habitat had been constructed per Brussels' requirements, environmental specialists came to move the newts to their new home, so that construction of human homes could begin. They could only find two newts.
Director Matt Anwyl is keeping a sense of humor in the face of this extravagant moonbattery:
We could have built them a three-bedroomed house instead.
The same company had to spend £300,000 on newts at Aberkinsey Parc in Rhyl.
Anyone finding great crested newts on their property will be sorely tempted to squish the damned things before the authorities find out.
Hat tip: Nothing to Do with Arbroath, on a tip from Steve.
Posted by Van Helsing at November 30, 2007 9:17 AM
Comments
Hey, I'm 1/8th Great Crested Newt on my mother's side, can I get a free house too?
Posted by: Fedral at November 30, 2007 10:09 AM
It gets worse. The Great Crested Newt is not an endangered species in the UK (or, apparently, most of scandanavia according to the wife) so there was absolutely no point to this exercise whatsoever but, because of EU rules, we have no choice but to "protect" these damn squishy things.
Posted by: Archonix at November 30, 2007 10:35 AM
What? No NEWT Gingrich jokes? Where are the trolls? Sleeping in late?
Posted by: Anonymous at November 30, 2007 12:05 PM
stomp, shovel, and shut up
Posted by: maxnnr at November 30, 2007 12:16 PM
^--perform on a liberal
Posted by: furballz at November 30, 2007 12:19 PM
too bad for John Cleese--he got turned into a newt, got better, and now can't collect on the current moonbattery . . .
Posted by: El Presidente at November 30, 2007 3:33 PM
I was wondering if someone was going to bring up Monty Python.
Posted by: Steve at November 30, 2007 6:41 PM
