RSPCA publications and reports

Far from home – reptiles that suffer and die in captivity

Report about a study that confirms the RSPCA’s fears that many internationally protected reptile species – though legally imported into the European Union – are highly susceptible to husbandry failures and often suffer and die in captivity.

Shell shock – the continuing illegal trade in tortoises

RSPCA report into the UK tortoise trade and evidence from RSPCA investigations, which reveal an increase in the illegal trade in live imported animals.

Publications from other organisations on UK endangered species