National Centre for Reptile Welfare

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The National Centre for Reptile Welfare is a British animal welfare organization specializing in reptiles and amphibians. A joint initiative by The Pet Charity (TPC) and the Reptile and Exotic Pet Trade Association (REPTA), it was established at Hadlow College [1] [2] in August 2018 [3] in Kent, England. Amongst other affairs, it takes care of escaped exotic herpetological pets [4] and those pets whose owners for whatever reason can no longer care for them, and secures and records stowaways (some of which are venemous) found in packaging from overseas; [5] [6] it also has citizen science educational and research arms. [7] [8] [9]

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