Hop Farm Reptile Weekend (Kent)

[Fixx]

Originally Posted by Maureen Collinson

Instead of replying to each pm, I am placing a link here for those of you that would like a better insight into Iain Newby.

Please just click on the link below to a newspaper article.

Mo.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/npets118.xml

"Alligator alert as dumped pets survive in wild


By David Sapsted
Last Updated: 7:44pm BST 17/10/2004


Record numbers of exotic animals, many of them dangerous, are being abandoned by owners who cannot cope.
An animal rescue group said yesterday that a flood of dangerous reptiles was being brought into the country, often illegally, and that many were flourishing in the wild.
Iain Newby runs the Dangerous Wild Animal Rescue Facility (Dwarf), which has taken in 2,500 exotic animals since it was formed seven years ago.

He said venomous spiders, snakes, scorpions and even alligators were proving adept at surviving after being dumped.
He receives up to 15 calls a day to catch creatures or from people asking for help with pets they cannot handle.
Mr Newby, 37, who runs Dwarf with his girfriend, Lisa Tremble, 30, from their home in Great Wakering, Essex, said many people bought dangerous animals for the wrong reasons.
"They buy rottweiler dogs because it makes them look big," he said. "In the same way they buy alligators as status symbols."
Among the 200 creatures he keeps at his home is a cayman alligator called Cedric, which a teenage boy swapped for his two piranhas on the internet, thinking it was a lizard.
Last year he rescued five caymans that were being used for racing on an internet gambling site.
In the past year Dwarf has received calls to capture 20 poisonous black widow spiders that arrived in freight deliveries from America.
Mr Newby has also been called to catch a dwarf rattlesnake owned by an unlicensed keeper. The snake can launch itself off the ground in a strike that can prove fatal unless anti-venom is not administered immediately.
Although Mr Newby tries to find new owners for the rescued animals, he keeps about 200 at his home. They include alligators, iguanas, water dragons, a common buzzard, Burmese pythons, Californian king snakes and poisonous cane toads.
He said: "There should be a licensing system for dangerous animals so that owners can be educated and provided with care sheets and councils can track down the owners of escaped or dumped animals."
The RSPCA has called on the Government to introduce welfare controls for the trade in exotic pets to replace the outdated 1951 Pet Animals Act."



Right I have read the article, what's the problem Maureen?

[glidergirl]

The Mighty Boosh are doing a one day 'festival' at Hop Farm in July, I don't care who owns the place, that is something I won't be missing (hopefully).

All hail The Mighty Boosh

[Fangio]

Originally Posted by amazon

I don't think you're in a position to bad mouth anybody when you're history with the R.S.P.C.A is now available for all to see on-line via a particular government sight.

I believe Maureen and others (including myself in this post) have asked you to back up your statement with a link. I've googled "Maureen Collinson" and can find NOTHING untoward.

[pam b]

I have a question for Mark, either of them, presumably this event will be a fund raiser for this Edan type project mentioned in the earlier news article, you'll presumably be looking for sponsors as funds (according the article) are still needing to be raised?

I found this article dating back to 2002, what happened to that project and its secured £5million fund?

Hatch a good idea from your pet subject. | Europe Intelligence Wire (October, 2002)

[sahunk]

i might come down for a birthday treat on the 18th! Does anyone know how long it is from swansea to kent?

[Grakky]

Originally Posted by sahunk

i might come down for a birthday treat on the 18th! Does anyone know how long it is from swansea to kent?

on the train took me -

Swansea - london = between 3 1/2 - 7 hours (there were delays on the way there)

London - Kent = anywhere between 10 mins to two hours


Basically a bit of a way lol

[Storm Python]

[quote=Fixx;1671787]"Alligator alert as dumped pets survive in wild


By David Sapsted
Last Updated: 7:44pm BST 17/10/2004


Record numbers of exotic animals, many of them dangerous, are being abandoned by owners who cannot cope.
An animal rescue group said yesterday that a flood of dangerous reptiles was being brought into the country, often illegally, and that many were flourishing in the wild.
Iain Newby runs the Dangerous Wild Animal Rescue Facility (Dwarf), which has taken in 2,500 exotic animals since it was formed seven years ago.

He said venomous spiders, snakes, scorpions and even alligators were proving adept at surviving after being dumped.
He receives up to 15 calls a day to catch creatures or from people asking for help with pets they cannot handle.
Mr Newby, 37, who runs Dwarf with his girfriend, Lisa Tremble, 30, from their home in Great Wakering, Essex, said many people bought dangerous animals for the wrong reasons.
"They buy rottweiler dogs because it makes them look big," he said. "In the same way they buy alligators as status symbols."
Among the 200 creatures he keeps at his home is a cayman alligator called Cedric, which a teenage boy swapped for his two piranhas on the internet, thinking it was a lizard.
Last year he rescued five caymans that were being used for racing on an internet gambling site.
In the past year Dwarf has received calls to capture 20 poisonous black widow spiders that arrived in freight deliveries from America.
Mr Newby has also been called to catch a dwarf rattlesnake owned by an unlicensed keeper. The snake can launch itself off the ground in a strike that can prove fatal unless anti-venom is not administered immediately.
Although Mr Newby tries to find new owners for the rescued animals, he keeps about 200 at his home. They include alligators, iguanas, water dragons, a common buzzard, Burmese pythons, Californian king snakes and poisonous cane toads.
He said: "There should be a licensing system for dangerous animals so that owners can be educated and provided with care sheets and councils can track down the owners of escaped or dumped animals."
The RSPCA has called on the Government to introduce welfare controls for the trade in exotic pets to replace the outdated 1951 Pet Animals Act."
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Ian newby isn't he the bloke who does the reptile bit on BBC's ANIMAL 24/7?
He comes across as a reptile keeping anti.

[Crownan]

Ok, so far lots of people seem to be suggesting that maybe we shouldnt support this event yet no-ones actually given a decent or coherant reason as to why!

Looks good to from what I can see......

[pam b]

Originally Posted by Crownan

Ok, so far lots of people seem to be suggesting that maybe we shouldnt support this event yet no-ones actually given a decent or coherant reason as to why!

Looks good to from what I can see......

I'm not suggestion anything Jon, i'm mearly asking questions at the moment.

[peterf]

I would guess that Mark Brann wasn't successful at raising any funds for his new venture or indeed his old venture of Exotic Pet Centre Maidstone.
For someone who had supposed funding from the Princes Trust you would have thought he would be able to pay me the £2386.08 that he has owed my company EuroRep Ltd for over a Year......