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Post by justwelshcobs on Oct 16, 2011 18:47:11 GMT
Why are people still getting away with selling foals with no passports and dont seem to care. They think because there selling them cheap there not going to waste anymore money on chipping or passports
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Post by suzee on Oct 16, 2011 20:51:04 GMT
As with all rules and regulations concerning livestock, the very people that the rules were brought in to make more responsible are the ones that ignore them.
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Post by kayjayem on Oct 16, 2011 21:01:18 GMT
And WHY are people still buying them  |
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Post by justwelshcobs on Oct 17, 2011 10:26:11 GMT
This really annoys me. These people are selling these foals ealy cheap and there arguement is if u want the passport and microchip u have to pay more for the pony or do it yourself.
I just found my friend who is a novice when it comes to foals has just bought one and didnt have a clue they had done anything wronge
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Post by bow1607 on Oct 17, 2011 11:35:36 GMT
And WHY are people still buying them couldn't agree more! |
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Post by jebediah on Oct 29, 2011 6:37:34 GMT
You have the option of informing your local Trading Standards Officer
There is no necessity to chip and passport a foal under 6 months old UNTIL it has to be transported away from its place of birth but it must not be sold without a passport.
People local to me were offered 3 foals for £50 each without passports but they knew the rules and although tempted they refused.
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Post by m1hht on Nov 3, 2011 18:47:03 GMT
It is illegal to sell without a passport but no illegal to buy
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Post by poneydestiny on Nov 10, 2011 7:47:45 GMT
We need to get this message out regarding passports and start prosecutions of sales organisations, transporters and owners - there could be an up to 5,000£ fine for transporting and presenting animals for sale without passports and microchips. Why aren't these automatically being reported? Here is the information www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/AnimalsAndPets/DG_178412 |
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Post by greasedweasel on Nov 14, 2011 16:18:39 GMT
I know a lot of people are not bothering to chip and passport but an added difficulty is breed societies that have volunteers doing the passports can take months and months to get passports back to you, sometimes you have no option but to let foal go to new home with receipt and chip number and forward the passport on when it eventually arrives.
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Post by jebediah on Nov 14, 2011 17:11:59 GMT
I know a lot of people are not bothering to chip and passport but an added difficulty is breed societies that have volunteers doing the passports can take months and months to get passports back to you, sometimes you have no option but to let foal go to new home with receipt and chip number and forward the passport on when it eventually arrives. I understand some PIOs only have people in the office 1 day a month, absolutely no use when a breeder has a buyer for a foal This is one reason DEFRA wanted to reduce the number of PIOs but breed societies made such a fuss about potential loss of income, DEFRA retreated |
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Post by jebediah on Nov 14, 2011 17:14:35 GMT
It is illegal to sell without a passport but no illegal to buy This no longer applies. From Poneydestiny's link ''Buying and selling a horse When you sell a horse, you must hand over the passport to the new owner. They should let the ‘Passport Issuing Organisation’ (PIO) know that they have taken ownership of the horse within 30 days. You must not buy or sell a horse without a horse passport. Contact your local Trading Standards office if you are sold a horse without a passport - they may prosecute the seller.'' |
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Post by jebeth on Nov 19, 2011 20:06:30 GMT
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