How to get a DWA license

[jay-dee]

First and foremost, excellent thread
I looked into a few years ago, and in Barnsley the price was about £150, but i think you had the vet to pay too. Does anyone know of any dwa's in or around Barnsley, as I want to know the hoops that i'd need to jump through (that they dont tell you about on website or on phone). I'll probs never get 1, but at least I'll know , thankyou

[marcusjelly]

i am in the northwest area , i aint got the facilities to house animals like this so there aint no point applying for the licence , but whos to say the mentoring out of general interest and maybe possibility of future projects will make a course like this useful ?
anyone know of a mentor coarse in the north-west cheshire , manchester , m/side ?

[cavan]

do the requirments differ if u wish to own caiman not venemous snakes

[Whosthedaddy]

Originally Posted by cavan

do the requirments differ if u wish to own caiman not venemous snakes

I believe that they, like all DWA's will have the same requirements with some subtle differences.

[cavan]

Originally Posted by Whosthedaddy

I believe that they, like all DWA's will have the same requirements with some subtle differences.

cheers mate

[Olliepm]

Just read nearly this entire thread post for post. Found it really interesting. One question did occur to me that didn't seem to be asked by anyone though.

It has occured to me that anyone who would do what I am about to suggest would be extremley stupid,but what's to stop someone buying a hot and keeping it in a regular room in a locked vivarium without a license? Who would know/who would grass on you? Again, I am aware of the stupidity of doing so, but I'm only asking what there is to stop you.

[Spuddy]

Originally Posted by Olliepm

Just read nearly this entire thread post for post. Found it really interesting. One question did occur to me that didn't seem to be asked by anyone though.

It has occured to me that anyone who would do what I am about to suggest would be extremley stupid,but what's to stop someone buying a hot and keeping it in a regular room in a locked vivarium without a license? Who would know/who would grass on you? Again, I am aware of the stupidity of doing so, but I'm only asking what there is to stop you.

Well I suppose nobody will "grass" on you if you didnt tell them. But I think you would be very lucky to find a DWA keeper willing to sell you an animal without holding a license yourself.

If you get caught, not only do you stand to be in trouble, but so does the person who sold you the animal.

Plus the last thing this hobby needs is for the media to get hold of the story if it did happen and blow it up into exageration like they do with everything. I could see the mass-crap of headlines now..

[Olliepm]

Fair point. =p

[SiUK]

someone got caught last year and they fined them about £1500, confiscated their animals and banned them from keeping for 10 years

[Olliepm]

Ouch. Do you know what they were keeping?