“Hmm....I thought that the government's advisory body, the Companion Animal Welfare Council, has actually stated that ¿Meeting all the requirements (space, dietary, social, thermal, and so on) of a small, hardy, reptile may be more readily achievable for many people than adequately fulfilling all the needs of some breeds of dog.¿ Similarly, not one "fact" mentioned in the leaflet that I was handed at my local branch of Lush stands up to scrutiny when compared to reliable data from HM Revenue & Customs (regarding the number of animals imported in to the UK each year), the British Veterinary Zoological Society (on the longevity of captive reptiles) or the World Wildlife Fund (which acknowledges the contribution made to conservation by breeding captive held reptiles). I can therefore only speculate as to the reasons why the APA, assisted by Lush, are distorting matters so badly in this case. Could it be because, in spite of appearances, APA is NOT an animal welfare charity, but actually a limited company and therefore has vested interests of its own? This is nothing more than a cheap and cynical publicity stunt by two companies attempting to boost their profit margins. The fact that it is being marketed as an animal welfare campaign is, quite frankly, duplicitous, underhanded and despicable.”

“well, i have a bearded dragon, and she is very well looked after. she has a very large enclosure, branches for climbing and rocks for basking on. she is well fed with good quality live food.
i was also a avid user of lush products but im sure ow they wont want me as a customer so ill be going elsewhere!

p.s exotic repiles shouldnt be kept in a cage so maybe next time you should get in a box with a consistant temperature of around 70 degrees!”

“Theres only one snake that need cageing round hear and thats that numpty M.Davies.”