DWA without a licence

[FreakOonique]

If you knew someone was keeping DWA without the licence would you report them, and if so to who?

[SiUK]

theres probably twice as many illegal keepers here in the UK as there is legal

[FreakOonique]

Tis a bit naughty though, especially when you know they are not taking the correct precautions. I mean it wouldnt be so bad if said person was being sensible about it, but posting pictures up of themselves holding a DWA scorp is plain stupid, and its things like this that ultimately ruin it for the rest of the exotic community due to bad press because the moron got stung and died.

*Le Sigh*

[paulrimmer69]

unless they were a genuine danger to themselves or the public no

[Ssthisto]

The "Who To" would be your local council.

As for whether I personally would report them, it would depend a great deal on:

1. Are my local council's DWA fees extortionate without justification or reasonable/hefty WITH justification?
2. Is the unlicenced keeper keeping responsibly (aside from lack of licence) - does he have any safety protocols, double-locked cages or a locked venomous room containing cages that are also locked, or is he just keeping a rattlesnake in a viv in his front room?
3. Does the unlicenced keeper have any sort of insurance?
4. Is the unlicenced keeper keeping species that are likely to be a real problem for his family members or neighbours if something goes absolutely pear-shaped? For example, a Gila or Beaded lizard is a different league of animal to having a fast-moving aggressive elapid.

Depending on the situation, I might contact the environmental health department of the council if I were concerned that the keeper and their actions genuinely posed a threat to the public.

[FreakOonique]

Originally Posted by paulrimmer69

unless they were a genuine danger to themselves or the public no

Originally Posted by Ssthisto

The "Who To" would be your local council.

As for whether I personally would report them, it would depend a great deal on:

1. Are my local council's DWA fees extortionate without justification or reasonable/hefty WITH justification?
2. Is the unlicenced keeper keeping responsibly (aside from lack of licence) - does he have any safety protocols, double-locked cages or a locked venomous room containing cages that are also locked, or is he just keeping a rattlesnake in a viv in his front room?
3. Does the unlicenced keeper have any sort of insurance?
4. Is the unlicenced keeper keeping species that are likely to be a real problem for his family members or neighbours if something goes absolutely pear-shaped? For example, a Gila or Beaded lizard is a different league of animal to having a fast-moving aggressive elapid.

Depending on the situation, I might contact the environmental health department of the council if I were concerned that the keeper and their actions genuinely posed a threat to the public.

See my above post. Handling a DWA scorp, just to show he "has got balls" and those were his words

If he were being sensible about it, then fine not a problem, I understand depending on where you live it can be an expensive licence to hold. But getting a DWA just for show reasons and to post pictures if you holding said DWA is plain stupid. I mean what if he got stung, dropped it, and it stung one of his kids? From what I understand the sting can be lethal.

[SiUK]

Originally Posted by Tamz

Tis a bit naughty though, especially when you know they are not taking the correct precautions. I mean it wouldnt be so bad if said person was being sensible about it, but posting pictures up of themselves holding a DWA scorp is plain stupid, and its things like this that ultimately ruin it for the rest of the exotic community due to bad press because the moron got stung and died.

*Le Sigh*

thats because he is a pleb.

There has been a noticible case recently where a keeper got caught with DWA species without a license and got banned for 10 years from keeping and fined nearly 2k.

[Crownan]

As above. If they were doing everything properly and sensibly etc. then no, I wouldnt report them, I dont see a real need to.

If they were a twat though, bad keeping, showing off, poor setups, poor security etc etc then yeah, why the hell not. It would be better for everyone!

[rockkeeper]

isnt that the reason of the license, that person are,up to a certain standard, vivs etc ,etc?


what does that say to the one who have done it the right way?


anyway how do you know they havent got a license ?

[luke1983]

He sounds like a right nob! Let the bloody scorpion sting him! Might teach him a lesson!