
European Protected Species
Under this new act, half a million animals may be faced with death
Is this really fair?
UK Legislation
"Fight for their Rights"
Quote from an EHO UK on EPS
"The legislation is very unclear and when I ask the authorities for
Clarification I am instructed to take the case to court for clarification
Leading to a legal precedent being made for further cases to be based on.
Recent cases of clarification in court has been made with higher
Mammals and the area of dangerous animal classification"
Pretty clear cut really when you think eh?
From the horse’s mouth, forget the rules, just take people to
Court get the precedent then you can prosecute more people!!
European Protected Species - Have you applied for your license yet?
The Natural England site is now listing the EPS species online license form here:
This covers animals on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, as well as animals on Schedule 2 of the Habitats Directive (which covers the European Protected Species). It does have a clause section for keeping animals in captivity "to preserve zoological collections". I do not know at this time if the form is "set up" to deal with those of us who have WC individuals of listed species from outside the EU - nor for those of us who have individuals of uncertain heritage.
For those of you who don't know, the following reptiles are on the list of animals that apparently need to be licensed if you do not have specimen-specific paperwork proving your animal was captive bred:
Application for a licence/Possession of European Protected Species
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