“Kidderminster is fast becoming a haven for illegal wildlife dealers”

Wyre Forest District Council has come under fire for yet again facilitating an exotic pet market this Sunday 29th July 2012 at the Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre. Trading in pet animals at market stalls was outlawed in 1983, but the Council, which has a duty to enforce the legislation and is also a landlord of the property, has turned a blind eye to illegal reptile and amphibian traders that now operate regularly from the leisure centre.The Animal Protection Agency (APA), which campaigns against the trade in wild animals as pets, provided the Council with ample evidence to act on the