Staffordshire<\/a> Police\u2019s rural and wildlife crime team.<\/p>\nPC Darren Wilkes, of our rural and wildlife crime team based in Cannock, said: \u201cThis warrant, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, is a great example of collaborative working, where we worked with partners across the local authority, including environmental health, the RSPCA and veterinary colleagues, to protect those without a voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are considering buying an exotic animal, then you should ensure that the animal comes with all the correct documentation.<\/p>\n
“This is to ensure that our rare and endangered species are properly protected.\u201d<\/p>\n
Councillor John Preece, portfolio leader for environment and climate change, said: \u201cThis conviction sends a clear message that the illegal sale of animals and poor treatment of them will not be tolerated in Cannock Chase.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnimal welfare is taken extremely seriously, and we will continue to work closely with our partners to investigate concerns, protect animals from harm and take enforcement action where necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank officers involved for their thorough work in bringing this case before the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officers found neglected birds and animals including four budgerigars, four rosellas, one galah, four conures and 13 sugar…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":643661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,604,31076,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-643660","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-staffordshire","13":"tag-staffordshire-police","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115750282936402677","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Robert Gillan, 40, appeared at Stafford Crown Court on 12 December, where he pleaded guilty to participating in a fraudulent business as a sole trader, failing to ensure the welfare of animals, and offering endangered species for sale without valid certification(Image: Staffordshire Police)<\/p>\n