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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for wildlife crime (u.k.)
2 results foundAuthor: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee Title: Wildlife Crime. Third Report of Session 2012-13. Summary: Wildlife protection laws in the UK are fractured and are being inconsistently applied in the courts, according to a report by Parliament's cross-party environmental watchdog. Wildlife legislation has become so complex that prosecutions fail and even specialist enforcement professionals struggle to implement it effectively. Hundreds of birds of prey have been deliberately poisoned with substances such as carbofuran that have no legal use. The Government could easily make possession an offence under legislation that has been on the statute book since 2006. The lack of sentencing guidelines on wildlife offences means that some offenders are being neither punished nor deterred in the courts. The CPS is failing to train its prosecutors to handle complex wildlife cases. The inflexible implementation in UK law of international agreements covering the trafficking of endangered species squanders limited resources. For example, a vet might have to be present when samples are taken from imported endangered species, which includes not only living animals but mahogany furniture. Internationally, the report examines how the rhino, tiger and elephant are being driven to extinction by growing demand for illegal wildlife products in south-east Asia and China. It calls on the Government to exert robust diplomatic pressure in favour of the development and enforcement of wildlife law at the next CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) meeting in March 2013. In particular, the Government should focus attention on the damaging effect of ‘one-off’ sales of impounded ivory, which has been found to actually fuel demand for ivory products, and seek an unequivocal international ban on all forms of ivory trade. Details: London: The Stationery Office Limited, 2012. 2 volumes Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 9, 2012 at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmenvaud/140/140.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmenvaud/140/140.pdf Shelf Number: 126897 Keywords: Animal PoachingEndangered SpeciesIllegal IvoryTrafficking in AnimalsWildlife Crime (U.K.) |
Author: Born Free Foundation Title: Pet Shop Primates: An Investigation into the Sale of Non-Human Primates by Licensed Pet Shops in England Summary: Many people may be shocked to discover that it is still possible to walk into a high-street pet shop in England and buy a primate. Experts agree that primates are ill-suited for private ownership, where their behavioural, psychological, and environmental needs cannot be met, and consequently we would like to see an end to the keeping of primates as pets. In 2014 the Born Free Foundation commissioned an investigation into the sale of primates in licensed pet shops in England to contribute to a better understanding of the scale and scope of problems relating to the sale and keeping of primates as pets. 22nd August 2014 marked the release of Pet Shop Primates, a report based on the findings of this investigation. The investigation focused solely on licensed pet shops with high street premises. Private sellers, online advertisers and animal dealers were not included. It is highly likely that the majority of the trade in primates occurs away from the high street. With information gathered under Freedom of Information from local authorities, Born Free was able to identify 21 pet shops in England licensed to sell primates. The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA) has estimated that there may be as many as 43 pet shops across the UK licensed to sell primates. The key findings of the report reveal that: - Pet shops are willing to sell single primates, without at least verifying with the potential purchaser that the primate would be housed with others of the same species. - Staff at one shop did not appear to know that a marmoset was a monkey. - Pet shops were inconsistent in their advice regarding where and how to keep primates - for example, recommending that primates could be housed in a spare room or garage. - There were concerns for the welfare of some primates kept in pet shops, with monkeys in one shop on sale in cages traditionally used to keep parrots In 2010 the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates was published by Defra. The Code of Practice applies to primates kept in private ownership and acts as a guide to meeting the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act. The Code is scheduled for review in 2015 but we believe that even if it is expanded to provide more detail, is will never be able to guarantee the welfare of primates as pets, as a consequence of the incompatibility between the animals' biology and needs and the domestic environment. Nonetheless, our investigation indicates several areas where purchasing primates from pet shops may not meet the guidelines in the Code of Practice. Furthermore, there is an urgent need to review and update the Pet Animals Act which deals with the sale of animals and the licensing of pet shops and has remained largely unchanged since 1951. We are calling on the UK government to make this a priority. Adam Roberts, Acting CEO of the Born Free Foundation said: "There is an overwhelming and increasing body of evidence and opinion that primates do not fare well as pets. The UK Government needs to move swiftly to close the loopholes that allow the sale of primates to the general public. An increasing number of other countries have taken action on: for example, the keeping of primates as pets is banned in some EU countries such as the Netherlands and Hungary, while the United States senate has started moving national legislation to end the pet primate trade". Ultimately we are convinced that no regulatory system can safeguard the welfare of primates when kept privately, and that a ban on the trade and private keeping of all species of primates should be introduced across the UK. Details: London: Born Free Foundation, 2014. 11p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 28, 2014 at: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/files/zoo_check/reports/Pet-Shop-Primates.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/files/zoo_check/reports/Pet-Shop-Primates.pdf Shelf Number: 133156 Keywords: Animal CrueltyAnimal TradeWildlife Crime (U.K.) |