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Not allowed a pet, is this reasonable ?

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  • Alderbank
    Alderbank Posts: 3,607 Forumite
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    RHemmings said:
    Skiddaw1 said:

    Gosh, is it still legal to purchase stick insects? I thought they could no longer be imported (like tortoises). I remember when they were really popular. Poir little souls- I don't think people generally looked after them very well.
    In a previous life, my partner kept stick insects. I looked up the RSPCA page on stick insects, and it gives basic advice on keeping them, but doesn't mention it's illegal to buy them. I would guess this means that it is legal. 

    No need to guess. What the RSPCA page on stick insects actually says is 

    Stick insects can be bought from pet shops...RSPCA animal centres also occasionally have them...

    file:///C:/Users/johnb/Downloads/Stick%20insects%20(PDF%20124KB).pdf
  • Skiddaw1
    Skiddaw1 Posts: 2,211 Forumite
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    Alderbank said:
    RHemmings said:
    Skiddaw1 said:

    Gosh, is it still legal to purchase stick insects? I thought they could no longer be imported (like tortoises). I remember when they were really popular. Poir little souls- I don't think people generally looked after them very well.
    In a previous life, my partner kept stick insects. I looked up the RSPCA page on stick insects, and it gives basic advice on keeping them, but doesn't mention it's illegal to buy them. I would guess this means that it is legal. 

    No need to guess. What the RSPCA page on stick insects actually says is 

    Stick insects can be bought from pet shops...RSPCA animal centres also occasionally have them...

    file:///C:/Users/johnb/Downloads/Stick%20insects%20(PDF%20124KB).pdf

    I stand corrected!
  • RHemmings
    RHemmings Posts: 4,552 Forumite
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    edited 7 October 2023 at 4:36PM
    Alderbank said:

    No need to guess. What the RSPCA page on stick insects actually says is 

    Stick insects can be bought from pet shops...RSPCA animal centres also occasionally have them...

    file:///C:/Users/johnb/Downloads/Stick%20insects%20(PDF%20124KB).pdf
    Skim reading bites me on the bum yet again. 
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