Silencing the experts:
How extremists are twisting the animal welfare debate
An alarming trend has taken root in today’s animal welfare debates. Despite representing a tiny minority of the population, extremist animal rights activists are dominating discussions – not because they know best – but because they have made campaigning their full-time mission.
These small, easily cared for lizards are certainly worth an extra vivarium if you have the time and space to care for them.
What would you do if feeding insects became illegal? Or you were forced to increase your animal’s enclosure size by over 1000%? This almost happened in Sweden recently. Here’s how Swedish pet keepers averted a legislative travesty.
Will your children be allowed to keep reptiles? Animal rights campaigners claim positive lists are the best way to address many different issues. So what is a positive list? How well do they work? And how might such a list affect you?
Documents acquired by Dutch animal specialists reveal the Dutch Government ignored experts and manipulated science to push its positive list for pets. Animal welfare group Stichting Animalia exposes the political agenda disguised behind this woeful policy.
Francis Cosquieri has long been a passionate admirer of Clifford’s diadem snakes (Spalerosophis diadema cliffordii). We catch up with Francis to get the big picture on these little known and often under-appreciated animals.
The story of the ploughshare tortoise reads like a thriller. We talk to conservation ecologist Owen Griffiths about his work to save this iconic species.
There’s a lot of information out there on the internet, but how can you tell which reptile care guides are good and which aren’t?
Reptile obesity is a common problem so what can we do to keep our animals healthy?
Terrafile is a secure online record-keeping platform that helps keepers stay on the right side of the law, and with other useful features.