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Does anyone know approx' how many people in the UK keep exotic animals. Mainly reptiles, amphibs and arachnids. Also, does anyone have an idea how many of the above animals there are in captivity in the UK?
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I don't know but I heard there's more being spent on exotics equipment(I presume pet shop sales of vivs, decor, livefood, maybe the animals themselves) now then dogs,cats,mice etc.
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* In the UK there are 6.5 million companion dogs

* There are over 5 million companion reptiles

* The RSPCA rescue or rehomed on average 25,000 dogs a year

* RSPCA rescue or rehomed less than a 1000 reptiles on average
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Old 09-10-2009, 03:42 PM
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thank you, just what I was looking for.
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