Tortoise Importation Ban (Pet Trade) - End Their Misery
(PHOTO: Tortoises harvested from the wild by the sack-load)
"Illegal tortoise trade is happening in Britain" (DEFRA, 2004).
An estimated 10 million tortoises were shipped into the UK for the pet trade between 1890 and 1984 before the initial ban was introduced. This trade is back! .......... and tortoises are once again being imported in substantial numbers. However, DEFRA are failing to prevent this illegal trade and are in fact licensing it. These tortoises go through untold misery and often arrive here with chronic worm infestations and dehydrated, which far too often contributes to their early demise.
The Tortoise Protection Group (TPG) is campaigning for a ban on the importation of tortoises for the pet trade. Please help us keep tortoises in their natural environment by signing this petition.
We the undersigned support the TPG in its call for a ban on this cruel trade.
(PHOTO: Tortoises harvested from the wild by the sack-load)
"Illegal tortoise trade is happening in Britain" (DEFRA, 2004).
An estimated 10 million tortoises were shipped into the UK for the pet trade between 1890 and 1984 before the initial ban was introduced. This trade is back! .......... and tortoises are once again being imported in substantial numbers. However, DEFRA are failing to prevent this illegal trade and are in fact licensing it. These tortoises go through untold misery and often arrive here with chronic worm infestations and dehydrated, which far too often contributes to their early demise.
The Tortoise Protection Group (TPG) is campaigning for a ban on the importation of tortoises for the pet trade. Please help us keep tortoises in their natural environment by signing this petition.
We the undersigned support the TPG in its call for a ban on this cruel trade.
(tortoises taken from the wild by the sack load)
%u201CIllegal tortoise trade is happening in Britain%u201D (DEFRA, 2004).
An estimated 10 million tortoises were shipped into the UK for the pet trade between 1890 and 1984 before the initial ban was introduced. This trade is back! %u2026 and tortoises are being imported in substantial numbers. However, DEFRA are failing to prevent this illegal trade and are in fact licensing it. These tortoises go through untold misery and often arrive here with chronic worm infestations and dehydrated, which far too often contributes to their early demise.
The Tortoise Protection Group (TPG) is campaigning for a ban on the importation of tortoises for the pet trade. Please help us keep tortoises in their natural environment by signing this petition.
We the undersigned support the TPG in its call for a ban on this cruel trade.
this is a sick crule thing that is happening and just think of the thousands of tortoises that die because of this!
Please stop this!
This is cruel and unnecessary. Simple as that.
All governments should stop the trading of animals period, Leave the animals as they are since nature runs it's own course. Remember animals were on earth before humans.
The Ocean is everything and should be left alone thats why man wasnt born with finns.
A Great Petition And This Trade Must be Stopped A Pleasure To Sign
It's ironic that Authority descends like a ton of bricks if you say the wrong thing (PC brigade etc) or (in some cases)fly a flag without permission, or violate the copyright laws etc, and yet this despicable exploitation of wild creatures manages to continue unimpeded. The sooner a move is introduced to stop it, the better.
Please help to ensure the survival of tortoises in the wild by banning importation of tortoises for the commercial pet trade.
it makes me cry... shy awake up some humans been!!
Please stop, for the tortoises!
this is sick, if this where dogs or cats there would be hell to pay
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8:53 am PDT, Jun 17,
Jessica Smith, California
Though I live in the United States, I am concerned about the protection of animals throughout the world. I do not believe it is necessary to import turtles for commercial pet trade. |
Its so cruel. We can do better.
I am a veterinary surgeon and a large proportion of my clients are reptile owners, particularly chelonia. I regularly see tortoises which have been illegally imported, often in batches of more than a hundred, all in a horrendous state. I am particularly worried by the state of the import of Agrionemys (Testudo) horsfieldi of which I see large numbers every year in bad condition. I am worried about the import of so called captive bred tortoises from eastern bloc countries, and the supposedly home bred Geochelone pardalis which are presented still carrying hard bodied ticks!
