Snakes in pillowcases keep being dropped off at fire station

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/18/uk/sn...-gbr-scli-intl

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Tell this person to come to the States and drop them off at my house instead.

It's really unfortunate, now I understand things in life happen however that's just lazy, there is a proper way to rehome animals instead of abandoning them at a fire house sadly it's common from dogs to cats to snakes left on the front steps of pet stores, vets etc

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Originally Posted by Stewart_Reptiles

It's really unfortunate, now I understand things in life happen however that's just lazy, there is a proper way to rehome animals instead of abandoning them at a fire house sadly it's common from dogs to cats to snakes left on the front steps of pet stores, vets etc

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I’ve seen this story in our local papers.. the snake community are livid !!

Why leave them OUTSIDE a fire station .. the temps drop to near freezing overnight at the moment and it’s really cold up where these are being dropped off.
It was 2 above freezing here in Manchester the other morning.


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IIRC there were laws passed recently in the UK that make keeping snakes much more difficult/onerous for the owner, with the predictable result that the rescues and UK RSPCA are overwhelmed so the snakes are being abandoned in other ways. Sadly a lot end up euthanized due to lack of space, no different than municipal shelters here in the US.

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IIRC there were laws passed recently in the UK that make keeping snakes much more difficult/onerous for the owner, with the predictable result that the rescues and UK RSPCA are overwhelmed so the snakes are being abandoned in other ways. Sadly a lot end up euthanized due to lack of space, no different than municipal shelters here in the US.

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I have no idea about that, buying snakes is incredibly easy here. You can take one straight from a pet store with no checks.

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I have no idea about that, buying snakes is incredibly easy here. You can take one straight from a pet store with no checks.

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I saw a bit on Facebook last year, mainly in the large constrictor groups, since it affected people who kept/bred the larger pythons for commercial sale the most.

Unfortunately there will always be people who dump unwanted animals, be they reptiles, mammals, birds, etc.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I saw a bit on Facebook last year, mainly in the large constrictor groups, since it affected people who kept/bred the larger pythons for commercial sale the most.

Unfortunately there will always be people who dump unwanted animals, be they reptiles, mammals, birds, etc.

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Maybe some unfortunate rumors were flying around that all pet snakes were a legal problem? Let's face it, snake haters LOVE to spread rumor-manure like that. ;)