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Animal charities call for review of exotic pet trade

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...

Wildlife Editor
Petition to ban pet primates

Petition to ban pet primates

Thousands of primates are being kept as pets in the UK. BVA forms part of campaign coalition   A new...

Exotics Editor
Female snake reproduces without male

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...

Exotics Editor

Back to basics – insects and arachnids

Standards of husbandry and veterinary care for invertebrate species should be equal to that of vertebrate species…  ...

Tom Dutton
Captive breeding 'not the solution'

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...

Exotics Editor
Koi herpesvirus outbreak confirmed in Yorkshire

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...

Exotics Editor