Equestrian centre saddled with reptile market gives up the reins

Bury Farm Equestrian Centre (Mill Rd, Slapton in Buckinghamshire) was due to the host -scale reptile market on 28 April 2024 but final week informed the Animal Protection Company that the match would no longer be taking explain on their premises. No matter this, match organiser, the World Herpetological Society (I.H.S.), is this week silent advertising and marketing and marketing and promoting desk residence for the match. The day long gone by, Buckinghamshire Council confirmed that it had also been told that the reptile market was no longer on the Equestrian Centre’s calendar.

Trading in pet animals over market stalls was outlawed in 1983 due to the inherent animal welfare issues. The Animal Protection Company, World Animal Protection and Freedom for Animals are working with native councils and venues to eradicate reptile and amphibian markets in the UK. Proof gathered at a huge option of I.H.S. reptile markets invariably shows systematic unlawful animal promoting and in trend animal suffering. Thousands of animals are offered on the market including lizards, snakes, tortoises and frogs and are veritably displayed in limited, plastic takeaway containers with minute consideration given to their overall welfare needs.

Animal groups suspect that the I.H.S. can even now be procuring for a brand unique venue and are warning managers of great venues in the residence no longer to accommodate this match. Reptile market organisers veritably misdescribe their occasions as ‘shows’ or ‘breeders’ meetings’ when if truth be told they are commercially-pushed markets. Buckinghamshire Council has been praised for guaranteeing that Bury Farm Equestrian Centre was in beefy possession of the info and in a living to take the accountable option no longer to host the match.

Says Elaine Toland, Director, Animal Protection Company:

“The I.H.S. is terribly neatly-known to deceive venue managers as to the correct nature of their occasions but now appears to be like to be also misleading its occupy members. It’s odd that it is miles silent calling on its Facebook net page for merchants to book stalls at the April match. We’re immensely grateful to Buckinghamshire Council for acting so promptly, and if truth be told pleased that the Bury Farm Equestrian Centre has refused to host this low match.”

Says Dr Charlotte Regan, Wildlife Campaign Supervisor, World Animal Protection:

“We welcome the recordsdata that the planned reptile market at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre will no longer be taking explain. Reptiles and amphibians are sentient animals with advanced welfare needs, no longer commodities to be exploited by the pet alternate. Other venues and native authorities throughout the UK needs to be extremely wary of net hosting these markets; they are out of date occasions that can even silent don’t devour any explain in our society.”

Says Laura Walton, Campaigns Supervisor, Freedom for Animals:

“The suffering caused to uncommon animals by transporting and showing them in diminutive plastic tubs, for hours on give up, continually without appropriate temperature and humidity controls, meals or water is an relate disgrace; and the the clarification why the trading of these animals at markets was banned. So we commend Buckinghamshire Council’s proactive response and welcome the recordsdata that Bury Farm Equestrian Centre has refused to host the I.H.S’s April match. These income-pushed markets can even silent be stopped.”

The I.H.S. was also turned some distance from the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes final 365 days having beforehand advertised an match there on 3^rd September 2023. Proof gathered from an I.H.S reptile market that took explain at the Marshall Arena on 18 June 2023 confirmed in trend unlawful trading.

• For added recordsdata, please contact Elaine Toland on 01273 674253 or out of hours on 07986 535024. Images on hand on question.