Campaign

    (Tortoises taken from the wild by the sack load)

STOP
TORTOISE IMPORTATION
  FOR THE PET TRADE
 NOW!

“Illegal tortoise trade is happening in Britain” (DEFRA, 2004)
An estimated 10 million tortoises were shipped into the UK for the commercial pet trade between 1890 and 1984 before the initial ban was introduced.  This trade is back!  … and tortoises are being imported in substantial numbers.  However, DEFRA are failing to prevent this illegal trade and are in fact licensing it. These tortoises go through untold misery and often arrive here with chronic worm infestations and dehydrated, which far too often contributes to their early demise.

The Tortoise Protection Group (TPG) is campaigning for a ban on the importation of tortoises for the pet trade. Please help us keep tortoises in their natural environment by downloading our paper petition and help us collect signatures.