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Council adopts scheme to tackle impulse buying
EMODE classifies animals as Easy, Moderate, Difficult or Extreme, according to how challenging they are to keep. Pet shops asked to...
Majority of reptiles and fish die within a year
Around 40 million pet fish are imported annually into the UK. Damning report reveals high mortality rates pre-sale and in...
Primates are not pets
This article discusses the BVA's call to the government to implement a ban on the keeping of primates as pets,...
Deadly fungus introduced via pet trade
Huge numbers of Asian salamanders and newts are traded globally. Scientists discover a major threat to amphibians in Europe The...
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RSPCA prepares for influx of terrapins
The release of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie in the 1990s led to a craze for buying terrapins....
Vet nurses told not to be afraid of bats
Maggie Brown Vet practices should be prepared to offer practical approach to bats Speaking at the BVNA Congress in Telford...
New approach sheds light on evolutionary puzzle
Restricting analyses to either the intra-specific or inter-specific levels can miss important patterns and both must be considered. Insights on how...
Vets raise concern about lonely pet rabbits
Being kept on their own causes rabbits to experience frustration, fear and boredom. BVA survey reveals that one in five...