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One bird had to be put to sleep to end its suffering after being shot through the neck with an airgun

Warnings in place as reptiles escaping from owners’ homes

Snake owners have been told to keep a close eye on their pets during the hotter months after the RSPCA said emergency calls about wayward serpents reached record levels during the UK’s latest heatwaves. “The warmer they are, the more active they are so that’s why they escape a lot…

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Warnings in place as reptiles escaping from owners’ homes

The exotic pets are "excellent escape artists" during hot weather, according to the RSPCA, which received over 100 calls a month relating to escaped snakes last year

Inspectors found decaying dead dogs and 'faeces and flies everywhere'

The woman said what she saw made her "blood boil"

The animal had been locked in as temperatures hit 29c outside

Motion to bring back legislation on puppy smuggling and live exports that was part of Tory manifesto rejected in Commons

Conservatives have been criticised after blocking efforts to ressurect their flagship Kept Animals Bill, which would have included tough new measures to clamp down on puppy farms, and banning exports of livestock for slaughter