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Vets and celebrities campaign against ‘petfishing’

Vets, charities and celebrities have come together with a newly-launched government campaign to warn prospective pet owners  against unknowingly buying pets from “unscrupulous” sellers following a rise in pet demand.  An open letter signed by celebrities including  Kirsty Gallacher, Paul O’Grady and Amanda Holden, and  supported by charities including Battersea Dogs and Cats Home,…

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Woman gets two year pet shop ban

A Birmingham women has been disqualified from keeping a pet shop for two years. On July 6, at Birmingham Magistrates Court, Jadwiga Ewa Grum, 37, admitting to selling animals from her Erdington home without a license. Grum pleaded guilty to one offence under the Pet Animals Act 1951, keeping the premises as…

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Born Free and Blue Cross call for review of online exotic pet trade

A new report released by The Born Free Foundation and Blue Cross has shown the huge scale of potentially dangerous and unsuitable animals widely available to purchase online furthering a call for a Government review of the exotic pet trade. The One Click Away report*, found that at any one…

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Hedgehogs and snails among list of country’s most unusual pets

Britain’s pet owners have revealed they own an array of unusual animals, with hedgehogs, scorpions, owls and snails all appearing in the top 10 most popular list. According to a survey, carried out on behalf of one of the country’s top pet ownership websites, pygmy hedgehogs, frogs and snails are…

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Number of Britons abandoning pets proliferating

Increasing numbers of people are abandoning pets bought on impulse after discovering the amount of time, money and effort needed to care for them, Pets4Homes has revealed. According to RSPCA figures, at least 100 pets are dumped by their owners every day. Pets4Homes found that increasingly popular exotic pets, such…

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Families with pets have happier children, research suggests

Research has indicated that households with pets produce happier, healthier children with greater responsibility. Some experts have shown the benefits pets can have on a child’s development, such as learning how to care for an animal and understanding the responsibility involved. It is also said that pets can help children…

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