Confirmation!

[Evie]

Good luck with her and welcome to the forum

[Evie]

As long as you intend keeping her - you bought her in good faith- I am sure there are ways around it - hopefully one of the others can advise you.

Is it just the seller who is breaking the law?

If it was gifted you wouldn't need one.

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by tiggi1980

I dont know what Im supposed to do now

the first thing to do is go back to the person you bought her from and tell her its illegal to sell without a certificate , because if you dont your stuck !!

[SeeShell]

Claire - would the person you bought her from have the cert?

[Petrus]

Originally Posted by tiggi1980

best go and hand myself into the police then!

Well, you can make light of this if you want, but the illegal trading of tortoises is very serious. They are endangered species and their health can be seriouls compromised in the illegal trade - as is evident from the picture you provide.

[tiggi1980]

Ill have to ring the person tomorrow and ask her. Hopefully she will have the certificate and just forgot to give it to me otherwise who knows??!!! I do not intend on giving her away or selling her.

[Petrus]

Originally Posted by Evie

As long as you intend keeping her - you bought her in good faith- I am sure there are ways around it - hopefully one of the others can advise you.

Is it just the seller who is breaking the law?

If it was gifted you wouldn't need one.

No, the seller and buyer commit the offence. Main thing is where the buyer goes from here. They obviously have made a good move joining this forum.

[tiggi1980]

I did research which I thought was good enough to be able to buy one and genuinely never read about needing a certificate. I googled the breed before going to look at her too. If i would have known i would have asked on the phone beforehand and if she said no i wouldnt have got her knowing this is illegal.
Sorry for making humour of it and for your information i did actually delete that comment!!!!
On one side, you can see she is poor health as i have been told and i can and want to change this but i dont know what i am to do if i contact this woman tomorrow and she says she doesnt have a certificate.

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by tiggi1980

I did research which I thought was good enough to be able to buy one and genuinely never read about needing a certificate. I googled the breed before going to look at her too. If i would have known i would have asked on the phone beforehand and if she said no i wouldnt have got her knowing this is illegal.
Sorry for making humour of it and for your information i did actually delete that comment!!!!
On one side, you can see she is poor health as i have been told and i can and want to change this but i dont know what i am to do if i contact this woman tomorrow and she says she doesnt have a certificate.

If there is no certificate ask for your money back , sorry to be blunt but looking at the tortoise i feel you will be spending more money at the vets . Tortoise's in that state should be free rehomer's .

[tiggi1980]

I can ask for my money back but if she says no what am I to do? i can only do so much! If I go to the police then i get myself into trouble for not knowing!