" We are fighting for the inalienable right of human kind ...... to be free.
Free to be you, so long as being you does not impair the freedom of others.
That's what we're fighting for.
And that's a battle worth fighting."
Tony Blair in his speech to Congress 18 July 2003
We now have a section where we will have the latest CITES Bulletin displayed for online viewing & a zipped version for downloading for viewing on your own computer at your leisure. As new Bulletins are released the old ones will be archived for download.
Please support the Reptilian magazine – Federation of British Herpetologists petition against the RSPCA policy on the keeping of reptiles & amphibians as companion animals.... MORE
Calling all Reptile & Amphibian keepers Are you aware your Hobby is in danger ?
For some years now your hobby has been the target of several Animal Rights Organisations. Note they are neither for Animal Welfare, nor are they Charities, they are money making companies that rely on donations from those among us, gullible enough to believe the propaganda they are spreading. The worse the tales of woe and the greater the supposed risk to the public, the more donations they pull in. Their only aims are to make the keeping of Exotic Pets illegal and have them all euthanised. So what have these groups been doing to achieve their goals? Well for the last few years they have:
Created highly exagerated public scares over the risk of catching Salmonella from Reptiles.
Released unfounded statements and articles to the media, likening our hobby to drug addiction and those that supply it to drug barons.
Forced the cancelation of numerous Reptile shows; 13 out of 15 in 2000; using dubious translations of the law. When this fails the use of threats of violence against organisers and property owners begins .>> See Campaign Reptile Fayres >> CIEH News Release
Pushed for changes in the law to stop couriers carrying Reptiles, in a bid to bring the UK hobby to a halt.
They are now trying to stop our supplies of Reptile food, by calling for new laws to close cricket farms.
And are currently trying to halt a showcase Reptile park in Wales due to their fears it will encourage more people to keep Reptiles. What they fail to see is that with the continuous spread of humanity across the globe, many Reptiles are now facing extinction in the wild. It is coming to the point where they will only exist as captive bred animals in our hobby. This makes the hobby of Reptile keeping a very important conservation tool. >>Animal Aid Press Release
