Animal Suffering
The exotic pet trade involves suffering on a massive scale and most animals die prematurely.
Exotic pets
The Animal Protection Agency (APA) is a UK organisation dedicated to ending the trade in wild-caught animals for the pet industry. We work to expose the cruelty and ecological damage caused by this trade and campaign for lasting change through public awareness and policy reform.
The exotic pet trade involves suffering on a massive scale and most animals die prematurely.
The exotic pet trade is driving species towards extinction and is contributing to biodiversity loss.
The environmental impacts of the exotic pet trade are devastating and can be irreversible.
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