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Wombats caught in Canberra custody feud | The Canberra Times

But the charity said it had carried out a health and safety assessment at the workplace. It was stated that possession of a wombat could be harmful to Ms Lo and therefore she should be prevented by law from doing so. In other words, ACT Wildlife concluded that feeding the wombats could make Ms Lo’s MS worse and so it could not allow her to keep the animals, even if she wanted them and they would not harm them.