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Livestock Photographs added |
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Written by Jerry Cole
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Friday, 02 November 2007 |
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After what seems like an age we have finally got around to adding all our livestock images (well a few anyhow)
We have photographed all our 2007 Corn snakes and they have been added to the Gallery MKII which can be accessed from the menu on the left or above.
We have also added all our captive bred Royal Pythons they are all feeding of defrost rodents, and are now ready for sale.
Our 2005 Suriname red tail boas have also been re-photographed and have been added into the same section.
Our stunning 2005 Red Tail Boas are now on offer from £395 each, see them in the livestock section of the website Special on our 2005 Surinam Red Tail Boas
We still have not had time to sex all the animals if there are any you like send us the reference number on the photo and we can sex it for you.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 November 2007 )
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Lizard boy buys rarest reptiles Fiji Iguanas |
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Written by Jerry Cole
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
Jordan has named the Fiji iguanas Rhubarb and Custard
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A 14-year-old boy who keeps dozens of reptiles in the garage of his
parents' house has added two of the world's rarest lizards to his
collection.
Jordan Davidson's pets include bearded dragons, bosc
monitors, uromastyx, chameleons and a royal python he was given as a
Christmas present.
He also has 25 baby dragons, 20 hatchlings and 27 eggs in an incubator.
The schoolboy has now bought two endangered Fiji iguanas, which he hopes to be able to breed.
The iguanas are the only ones of their type in Scotland, with just three zoos in Europe keeping them in their reptile houses.
Jordan, from Longridge, West Lothian, managed to buy the
iguanas after being sponsored by the window company that provided glass
for his aquarium.
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Planning Application Approved |
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Written by Jerry Cole
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
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| RELIEVED: Jerry Cole |
REPTILE
expert Jerry Cole today told of his relief after planners allowed him
to carry on breeding some of the world's rarest creatures at his farm
near Dorchester.
His retrospective application for a change of use to allow him to
breed exotic animals at Purlands Farm was approved - despite a West
Dorset District Council planning officer recommending refusal.
Instead, members of the council's development control committee granted consent.
Afterwards Mr Cole said: "It's a huge relief. I've been ill with
worry about this - it's given me pneumonia. But I can say that common
sense has prevailed.
Comments from Jerry,
I would like to thank every one that has e-mailed and called with support of our application, we received lots of support through email through the press and phone calls. This has been very overwhelming and i would again like to thank everyone that offered support.
This is the first part of a long process to get the required planning we need to continue our work here at B.J Herp Supplies.
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Battle against extinction |
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Written by Source
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Wednesday, 18 July 2007 |
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| CRISIS: Jerry Cole at Purlands Farm, Dorchester |
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MAN who breeds some of the world's rarest reptiles says his animals
will have to go if planners turn down his planning application.
Jerry Cole, who has bred animals that are nearly extinct in the
wild, said he could not carry on his work if planners closed down his
enterprise at his farm near Dorchester.
Mr Cole is seeking retrospective permission for a change of use from
agricultural to the breeding of exotic animals at Purlands Farm on
Bridport Road.
But case officer Darren Rogers is recommending refusal by West
Dorset District Council's development control committee on Thursday. In
a report to members he says the proposal for a two-storey building
should be refused because of its setting in open countryside.
He states that the circumstances are not special enough to outweigh
the breach of planning policies caused by continued use of the site.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 July 2007 )
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Tuatara breeding on New Zealand first in 200 years. |
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Written by Paul Davis
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Friday, 13 July 2007 |
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For the first time in over 200 years, the
'prehistoric' tuatara is showing signs of breeding in the wild on
mainland New Zealand.
Less than 18 months ago, tuatara were extinct in the wild on
mainland New Zealand. However, in December 2005 an arrangement between
Ngati Koata and Wellington’s award-winning Karori Sanctuary saw 70 Cook
Strait tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) transferred from Stephens Island
(Takapourewa) to the 225ha wildlife sanctuary in the capital.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 July 2007 )
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The Humane Society Calls for Halt to Rattlesnake Roundups |
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Written by Paul Davis
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Friday, 13 July 2007 |
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2007. The Humane Society of the United States,
the nation’s largest animal protection organization, is calling for a
halt to the rattlesnake roundups.
Though often billed as performing an important environmental
service by ridding a locale of dangerous pests and providing antivenin
for medical use, a HSUS report The Truth Behind Rattlesnake Roundups
finds that these events actually disrupt the balance of ecosystems and
may increase the chances of people being bitten while sanctioning
cruelty to animals.
Facts About Rattlesnake Roundups
Popular as fundraisers and attended by families, rattlesnake
roundups involve flushing the snakes from their dens with gasoline or
other toxic substances; stockpiling them for weeks or months before the
event, often in crowded crates or trash cans without food or water; and
using the animals in competitions like the ‘sacking contest,’ where
teams race to fill a bag with as many snakes as fast as possible.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 July 2007 )
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