Buy an owl?

I have researched and found out that keeping an owl in the "house" is quite possible (if the owl is raised from a young or from an egg) The question is, 1. Under what conditions the authorities allow it (assuming you have a house and the species of owl is an eagle owl) 2. Where…

Straps/belt torn. Glue to padded backpack, because the needle breaks while sewing because of the padding. Do you think it will hold with all-purpose glue?

The strap on my backpack is ripped in one spot. I've tried using thread and a needle, but unfortunately, I can't sew it back because of the good padding. I don't want to throw the backpack away, though. Of course, I could have it professionally repaired, but that costs money. So I came up with…