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Animal charities call for review of exotic pet trade
The Blue Cross and the Born Free Foundation want to see laws surrounding the sales of exotic pets brought up...
Petition to ban pet primates
Thousands of primates are being kept as pets in the UK. BVA forms part of campaign coalition A new...
Female snake reproduces without male
No other cases of parthenogenesis by a yellow-bellied water snake have been recorded. Gives birth for the second time in...
Back to basics – insects and arachnids
Standards of husbandry and veterinary care for invertebrate species should be equal to that of vertebrate species… ...
Captive breeding ‘not the solution’
Capture and pre-sale mortality rates are said to be 80-98 per cent in ‘aquarium’ fish. Clifford Warwick calls for positive...
Koi herpesvirus outbreak confirmed in Yorkshire
Kippax Polo Pond in West Yorkshire is now subject to statutory controls. Kippax Polo Pond now subject to statutory controls...