Reptile expos: an analysis and recommendations for control DOI Creative Commons
Clifford Warwick, Catrina Steedman, Mike Jessop

et al.

Frontiers in Animal Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: April 30, 2024

Reptile expos are typically itinerant events at which live wild-caught and/or captive-bred turtles, tortoises, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes displayed, sold, or exchanged for pet keeping purposes. We conducted a literature review analysis of reports regarding animal welfare public health issues concern associated with the display sale reptiles in Europe North America. also limited survey several relevant government authorities to briefly appraise existing situations governance law internationally, performed further examination online advertisements order estimate number events. In addition, we an comparing husbandry standards reptile versus other using UK formal legal guidance, adopts Five Welfare Needs as basis. Finally, SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) key features expos. identified least 10 5 safety problems occurring endemic typical operation Comparisons between ways regarded managed relation to, example, traditional zoos, mobile sales stark concerning, constituting protective potentially most harmful out all captive reptile-keeping scenarios. The lack monitoring control expos, combined their frequent occurrence, strongly indicates requirement urgently prohibit these recommend that where already essentially prohibited such bans should be immutable not subject any weakening provisions. Where permitted limiting conditions, then our recommended 40 stipulations overarching principles applied interim mitigating measures pending introduction prohibitions ‘bans’. Governments aim ensure enforcement is robust.

Language: Английский

Psychological and Behavioural Principles and Problems DOI
Clifford Warwick

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 239 - 285

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

19
Effects of Noise and Light DOI

Karen F. Mancera,

Clive J. C. Phillips

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 357 - 378

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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12
Spatial and Thermal Factors DOI

P. Arena,

Clifford Warwick

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 417 - 445

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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11
Naturalistic Versus Unnaturalistic Environments DOI
Clifford Warwick, Catrina Steedman

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 487 - 507

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

8
Are the key welfare models effective for exotic pet animals? DOI Creative Commons
Clifford Warwick, Catrina Steedman, Mike Jessop

et al.

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(1)

Published: July 31, 2024

Abstract The Five Freedoms, Domains, Welfare Needs, and other similar models or principles, are key aspirational outcome-led frameworks aimed at safeguarding animals under human custodianship, widely used in legislation, guidance documents, protocols. We to investigate the effectiveness of these animal welfare as intended protections. Our study considered three informational tiers relevance for guidance: Tier 1, principles governing legislation; 2, formal secondary guidance; 3, outcomes. conducted a literature review models, well reports persistent problems associated with exotic pets, collated available examples relevant legislation their implementation. Of 91 studied regions that adopted following were directly closely aligned with: Freedoms n = 64, Needs 26, Domains 1. identified numbers concerns kept trade private home situations: invertebrates 21, fishes 27, amphibians reptiles 43, birds 22, mammals 43. Despite frequent adoption one model principle, regularly relation both commercial environments across all classes. recommend is assigned priority over traditional pet selling keeping practices through modernised underpinned by evolving scientific knowledge precautionary aim promote animal-centric preferred life quality.

Language: Английский

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2
Evidential Thresholds for Species Suitability in Captivity DOI
Mike Jessop, Anthony A. Pilny, Clifford Warwick

et al.

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 509 - 534

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

5
Validation of Two Enzyme Immunoassays for Non-Invasive Glucocorticoid Measurement in a Lacertid Lizard (Podarcis Muralis): Effects of Pharmacological and Biological Stimuli on Faecal Corticosterone Metabolites and Behaviour DOI
Alicia Bartolomé, Rupert Palme,

Sabine Macho‐Maschler

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

0
Reptile expos: an analysis and recommendations for control DOI Creative Commons
Clifford Warwick, Catrina Steedman, Mike Jessop

et al.

Frontiers in Animal Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: April 30, 2024

Reptile expos are typically itinerant events at which live wild-caught and/or captive-bred turtles, tortoises, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes displayed, sold, or exchanged for pet keeping purposes. We conducted a literature review analysis of reports regarding animal welfare public health issues concern associated with the display sale reptiles in Europe North America. also limited survey several relevant government authorities to briefly appraise existing situations governance law internationally, performed further examination online advertisements order estimate number events. In addition, we an comparing husbandry standards reptile versus other using UK formal legal guidance, adopts Five Welfare Needs as basis. Finally, SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) key features expos. identified least 10 5 safety problems occurring endemic typical operation Comparisons between ways regarded managed relation to, example, traditional zoos, mobile sales stark concerning, constituting protective potentially most harmful out all captive reptile-keeping scenarios. The lack monitoring control expos, combined their frequent occurrence, strongly indicates requirement urgently prohibit these recommend that where already essentially prohibited such bans should be immutable not subject any weakening provisions. Where permitted limiting conditions, then our recommended 40 stipulations overarching principles applied interim mitigating measures pending introduction prohibitions ‘bans’. Governments aim ensure enforcement is robust.

Language: Английский

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0