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Either way, a registration number would be issued, and a registration number would be required in all transactions of registrable animals. This will enable the purchaser to check the credentials of the seller, and would include Internet sales, thereby assisting against the many fraudulent sales that take place via this medium. Since The Parrot Society UK has opened up its shows to include Exhibition Birds and a wider range of avian species, there is a strong possibility that increasing numbers of soft-billed birds and rare seedeaters may appear on our sale tables. Are all such birds genuine surplus UK bred hobbyist stock, or could they perhaps have arrived by illegal routes mentioned above? To pre-empt any such possible deception, the PS Council has agreed that in future hobbyist breeders wishing to sell such birds need to inform the Society within one month of the date of the show which species they intend to bring to the sale so that these birds can be staged in a dedicated area. This will allow Trading Standards and other experienced law enforcement agencies easy access to these tables. Hobbyist breeders would need to certify that their birds had been in their possession for at least 6 months prior to the show. Amended booking paperwork will be created to ensure that


all sellers are aware of these new rules. There will be no change to the booking paper work for members selling parrot species, canaries or domesticated common seedeaters such as Australian finches. The trustees of the Parrot Society UK


take very seriously their responsibilities to the welfare of all birds at their shows, as well as any legal implications involved in running such events. We hope that the above comments confirm that we are aware of any possible risks involved at our shows, and that we have taken the right steps to pre- empt such a situation.


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