Warrington Council wins praise for blocking reptile market

A reptile market due to take place on Sunday 20th May 2012 at Walton Hall, Warrington has been cancelled. The Animal Protection Agency (APA) advised Warrington BC that the event, billed as a reptile ‘show’, would not be just a show but would involve illegal animal trading. Prompt and decisive action by Warrington Borough Council Officers has meant that the market will not now take place, sparing animals the inhumane treatment inherently associated with these events.In 1983, trading in pet animals at markets stalls was banned in an amendment to the Pet Animals Act 1951, as animal welfare