The need for snakes to fully stretch

[...]APA’s policy against exotic pet trading and keeping follows a progressive library of scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare, species conservation, ecological and public health harm intrinsic to that business, and ours is also a position shared by many organisations. [...]Newman and Ab...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary record 2018-12, Vol.183 (21), p.661-662
1. Verfasser: Toland, Elaine
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Zusammenfassung:[...]APA’s policy against exotic pet trading and keeping follows a progressive library of scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare, species conservation, ecological and public health harm intrinsic to that business, and ours is also a position shared by many organisations. [...]Newman and Abou-Zahr speak for the pet trade and pet-keeping community – the sector responsible for 75 per cent annual mortality among reptiles in the home1 along with the other significant problems mentioned previously. [...]APA’s position in favour of animal protection and against exploitation is one we are proud of. [...]Newman’s claim that there are as many pet reptiles as there are dogs is long discredited – there are approximately nine million dogs in the UK and one million reptiles.2 Turning to snakes and cage sizes, evidence does not support the keeping of snakes in enclosures where they cannot fully extend their bodies.3 Abou-Zahr comments that: ‘Our group agreed that as animals covered by this legislation would often be in temporary enclosures, our suggested minimum enclosure size could be considered a suitable lower limit.’
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.k5024