they went onto my property without my permission and left me a letter to call them back I did that and they said I*ve been reported selling lots of snakes from home, when ive not even had 1 snake as a pet yet let alone be selling snakes lol. Can they do this and they wanna come inspect my house can they do this if I did say no?

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Ok thanks.

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As chris said, its nothing to do with them if you sell snakes ore not.

To be able to legally gain access to your property, they either need you to invite them or to attend with the police and a warrant, which they will should only get with reasonable grounds to belive there are animals in your care that are suffering.

If its been reported that you sell snakes, thats not grounds to issue the warrant, but tbh, they will find grounds if they want to !

k thx so say a gate was unlocked coz i was expecting sum1 they cud us it to gain entry legaly ?

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Well they would only get into the garden? - they can't go into your house unless you let them.

- i would just let them in and see for themselves! I'd take pleasure in showing them up

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When you say went on to your property ... do you mean just posted a letter through your front door ?

I would just ring them, tell them you do not have any snakes, all your animals are well cared for and as such there is no reason for them to come round.

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I would suggest that all that has happened is that the RSPCA have received a complaint, and, as a statutory body with investigative powers, the inspector has gone to the house, as he/she is LEGALLY required to do to investigate whether or not there is any substance to the complaint. As they got no answer, a calling card has been left.
Having worked with the RSPCA for many years in a professional capacity, I can assure you that they will not act illegally and are fully aware of their powers and the limit to them. They will gain nothing from acting illegally.
They have a duty to investigate all complaints.
At the end of the day, if you have done nothing wrong then you have nothing to worry about.
In terms of from selling home, this would not be an RSPCA matter, but they do still have to look into it!
When it comes to herps, the RSPCA will almost always use an expert as they have little expertise themselves.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! as if they have any experts!

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sorry ian14 ur not gonna get alot of people on the rspca's side on here because, from what ive heard alot. they act on basically anything to do with reptiles. and have already stated they dont believe reptiles make good pets.
one question why would they even go to ur house if they thought you were selling snakes. if it was becuase of cruelty then it would make more sense but just because ur selling them seems a bit stupid.
what i would do is let them visit and let them see what divs they are. then ask them why they are even investigating ur house just down to you selling snakes.

xsachax

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