health of torts in shop - Page 2

Kirkie · 27-02-2009, 02:45 PM

These sound in an appalling state.

Your local council is the place to start, they will have an animal welfare officer. As said the Tortoise Trust can also help with sending out their care booklets. (Would the advice be taken on in this case tho?)

Also contact the Tortoise Protection Group at http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/84.asp and tell them your findings.

Rory & Gem · 27-02-2009, 03:48 PM

update

i have sent an email complaint alongside my details to

the tortoise protection group
trotoise trust
my local council

and i will let you know what reply i get back from each

hopefully this will be enough for someone to act on what i have seen

ThomasClan · 27-02-2009, 07:13 PM

If your council do not respond and you dare set foot back in the shop it is worth while taking pictures (covertly of course) Then they have not excuse not to check. Well done for reporting them x

Valerie · 27-02-2009, 07:21 PM

It's the same in my local pet shop. The same marginated tortoise has been for sale in there for months. He's being kept in a vivarium. I caught a glimpse of the care sheet they were giving out with their tortoises and it said about feeding them weeds and lettuce yet in his food bowl was a sprout, a grape and a cabbage leaf. He's also started pyramiding. I'm tempted to spend £145 on him just to give him a better life!!

ThomasClan · 27-02-2009, 07:33 PM

Valerie if I did that in my local Reptile shop I would need a mortgage not just £145.00 lol I would take the lot. My local one has a Sulcata in a viv which is only about double the size of her. None of the other tortoises have enough space either, I think the only one with space the last time I was in there was a lonely Pancake on its own, it really did not look very bright at all. I think the RSPCA etc need to employ reptile specialists and go into all these places and shut the bad ones down for good!

Rory & Gem · 01-03-2009, 03:09 PM

update

the tortoise protection group have got in contact with me over the weekend and will help me to educate the store/ contact a local animal welfare office if needed. so atleast there is some hope for this shop in the long term

i may go there tomorrow after work and say my piece to who ever will listen

ThomasClan · 01-03-2009, 06:01 PM

Well done Rory & Gem, lets hope they clean up their act.

Anna x

27-02-2009, 07:13 PM	#13
ThomasClan Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dorset Posts: 348	If your council do not respond and you dare set foot back in the shop it is worth while taking pictures (covertly of course) Then they have not excuse not to check. Well done for reporting them x __________________ Flower, Bill, Petal and Ben Tunsian Tortoises Alfie & KC Rottweillers Bramble Border Terrier x Jack Russel Jay JRT Old lady of 16 (17 this year) Bilbo the Rabbit old man 9 years Oh and the Hamsters Thunder and Lightning (I must be mad)

27-02-2009, 07:21 PM	#14
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	It's the same in my local pet shop. The same marginated tortoise has been for sale in there for months. He's being kept in a vivarium. I caught a glimpse of the care sheet they were giving out with their tortoises and it said about feeding them weeds and lettuce yet in his food bowl was a sprout, a grape and a cabbage leaf. He's also started pyramiding. I'm tempted to spend £145 on him just to give him a better life!! __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

27-02-2009, 07:33 PM	#15
ThomasClan Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dorset Posts: 348	Valerie if I did that in my local Reptile shop I would need a mortgage not just £145.00 lol I would take the lot. My local one has a Sulcata in a viv which is only about double the size of her. None of the other tortoises have enough space either, I think the only one with space the last time I was in there was a lonely Pancake on its own, it really did not look very bright at all. I think the RSPCA etc need to employ reptile specialists and go into all these places and shut the bad ones down for good! __________________ Flower, Bill, Petal and Ben Tunsian Tortoises Alfie & KC Rottweillers Bramble Border Terrier x Jack Russel Jay JRT Old lady of 16 (17 this year) Bilbo the Rabbit old man 9 years Oh and the Hamsters Thunder and Lightning (I must be mad)

01-03-2009, 06:01 PM	#17
ThomasClan Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dorset Posts: 348	Well done Rory & Gem, lets hope they clean up their act. Anna x __________________ Flower, Bill, Petal and Ben Tunsian Tortoises Alfie & KC Rottweillers Bramble Border Terrier x Jack Russel Jay JRT Old lady of 16 (17 this year) Bilbo the Rabbit old man 9 years Oh and the Hamsters Thunder and Lightning (I must be mad)

27-02-2009, 02:45 PM	#11
Kirkie Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,887	These sound in an appalling state. Your local council is the place to start, they will have an animal welfare officer. As said the Tortoise Trust can also help with sending out their care booklets. (Would the advice be taken on in this case tho?) Also contact the Tortoise Protection Group at http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/84.asp and tell them your findings.

27-02-2009, 03:48 PM	#12
Rory & Gem Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: northants Posts: 20	update i have sent an email complaint alongside my details to the tortoise protection group trotoise trust my local council and i will let you know what reply i get back from each hopefully this will be enough for someone to act on what i have seen

01-03-2009, 03:09 PM	#16
Rory & Gem Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: northants Posts: 20	update the tortoise protection group have got in contact with me over the weekend and will help me to educate the store/ contact a local animal welfare office if needed. so atleast there is some hope for this shop in the long term i may go there tomorrow after work and say my piece to who ever will listen

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