Why do we need a #PositiveList?
🦠 It reduces the risk of zoonosis
💚 Protects #biodiversity
🐯 Ensures #animalwelfare
It makes it easier for authorities to control the trade in #exoticpets, which currently poses major welfare problems + public health risks.
#ExoticsMatter
🦠 It reduces the risk of zoonosis
💚 Protects #biodiversity
🐯 Ensures #animalwelfare
It makes it easier for authorities to control the trade in #exoticpets, which currently poses major welfare problems + public health risks.
#ExoticsMatter
April 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Why do we need a #PositiveList?
🦠 It reduces the risk of zoonosis
💚 Protects #biodiversity
🐯 Ensures #animalwelfare
It makes it easier for authorities to control the trade in #exoticpets, which currently poses major welfare problems + public health risks.
#ExoticsMatter
🦠 It reduces the risk of zoonosis
💚 Protects #biodiversity
🐯 Ensures #animalwelfare
It makes it easier for authorities to control the trade in #exoticpets, which currently poses major welfare problems + public health risks.
#ExoticsMatter
On #WorldWildlifeDay, we remind you that millions of wild animals suffer due to inadequate EU legislation.
🚚 The revised transport rules have major loopholes leaving wild animals behind.
💔 Without an EU-wide #PositiveList, countless wild animals are kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
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🚚 The revised transport rules have major loopholes leaving wild animals behind.
💔 Without an EU-wide #PositiveList, countless wild animals are kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
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March 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
On #WorldWildlifeDay, we remind you that millions of wild animals suffer due to inadequate EU legislation.
🚚 The revised transport rules have major loopholes leaving wild animals behind.
💔 Without an EU-wide #PositiveList, countless wild animals are kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
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🚚 The revised transport rules have major loopholes leaving wild animals behind.
💔 Without an EU-wide #PositiveList, countless wild animals are kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
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🙏🎁 Here’s our wishlist for #WorldWildlifeDay:
✅ Ensure wild animals are protected under EU transport legislation.
✅ Introduce an EU-wide #PositiveList to prevent animals from being kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
✅ Ensure wild animals are protected under EU transport legislation.
✅ Introduce an EU-wide #PositiveList to prevent animals from being kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
March 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🙏🎁 Here’s our wishlist for #WorldWildlifeDay:
✅ Ensure wild animals are protected under EU transport legislation.
✅ Introduce an EU-wide #PositiveList to prevent animals from being kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
✅ Ensure wild animals are protected under EU transport legislation.
✅ Introduce an EU-wide #PositiveList to prevent animals from being kept as pets in unsuitable conditions.
📣LAAT JE HOREN VOOR WILDE DIEREN! Europarlementariërs hebben donderdag de kans om veel exotische dieren te beschermen tegen het houden als huisdier! Beste MEPers: neem wilde dieren die ongeschikt zijn als huisdier op in wetgeving. Want ook zij verdienen bescherming! #PositiveList #WIldAnimalsNotPets
June 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📣LAAT JE HOREN VOOR WILDE DIEREN! Europarlementariërs hebben donderdag de kans om veel exotische dieren te beschermen tegen het houden als huisdier! Beste MEPers: neem wilde dieren die ongeschikt zijn als huisdier op in wetgeving. Want ook zij verdienen bescherming! #PositiveList #WIldAnimalsNotPets
🦜 Wild animals deserve protection too.
A #PositiveList would ensure only certain species can legally be kept as pets. It is based on scientific data to improve #animalwelfare, public safety & #environmental protection.
📣 MEPs – your support for the Positive list in the AGRI Report matters!
A #PositiveList would ensure only certain species can legally be kept as pets. It is based on scientific data to improve #animalwelfare, public safety & #environmental protection.
📣 MEPs – your support for the Positive list in the AGRI Report matters!
April 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🦜 Wild animals deserve protection too.
A #PositiveList would ensure only certain species can legally be kept as pets. It is based on scientific data to improve #animalwelfare, public safety & #environmental protection.
📣 MEPs – your support for the Positive list in the AGRI Report matters!
A #PositiveList would ensure only certain species can legally be kept as pets. It is based on scientific data to improve #animalwelfare, public safety & #environmental protection.
📣 MEPs – your support for the Positive list in the AGRI Report matters!
🐢 Thousands of wild animals suffer in homes across Scotland. Born Free Foundation’s new report reveals the shocking scale of the exotic pet trade & calls for urgent regulation, including a #PositiveList of species suitable to keep as pets.
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Don’t Pet Me! Wild animals do not belong as pets
Born Free is calling for greater regulation of wild animals kept as pets in Scotland.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🐢 Thousands of wild animals suffer in homes across Scotland. Born Free Foundation’s new report reveals the shocking scale of the exotic pet trade & calls for urgent regulation, including a #PositiveList of species suitable to keep as pets.
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No protection, no future. Leopard Bono spent his early years confined in a small apartment in Riga (Latvia). The tips of his claws were amputated to make him a "safer"pet. Without a #EU #PositiveList, exotic animals like Bono continue to be bought, sold & mistreated #WildAnimalsNotPets
May 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
No protection, no future. Leopard Bono spent his early years confined in a small apartment in Riga (Latvia). The tips of his claws were amputated to make him a "safer"pet. Without a #EU #PositiveList, exotic animals like Bono continue to be bought, sold & mistreated #WildAnimalsNotPets
🦜💔 Thousands of wild animals suffer in EU homes under patchy laws. A fragmented system puts animals, ecosystems & owners at risk.
It’s time for a harmonised EU-wide #PositiveList to protect #animalwelfare & #biodiversity.
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It’s time for a harmonised EU-wide #PositiveList to protect #animalwelfare & #biodiversity.
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Time to round up loopholes in EU pet keeping laws
Across the EU, millions of wild animals from thousands of different species are kept as pets: geckos, snakes, turtles, amphibians in artificial terraria; hundreds of bird species in cages; and exotic…
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May 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🦜💔 Thousands of wild animals suffer in EU homes under patchy laws. A fragmented system puts animals, ecosystems & owners at risk.
It’s time for a harmonised EU-wide #PositiveList to protect #animalwelfare & #biodiversity.
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bit.ly/3SQzvhd
It’s time for a harmonised EU-wide #PositiveList to protect #animalwelfare & #biodiversity.
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bit.ly/3SQzvhd
#BiodiversityDay - Trade of wild animals as pets is a direct driver of biodiversity loss, disrupting ecosystems, fueling illegal wildlife trafficking & endangering wild species populations. An #EU-wide #PositiveList can help protect biodiversity & animals #WildAnimalsNotPets
May 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#BiodiversityDay - Trade of wild animals as pets is a direct driver of biodiversity loss, disrupting ecosystems, fueling illegal wildlife trafficking & endangering wild species populations. An #EU-wide #PositiveList can help protect biodiversity & animals #WildAnimalsNotPets
Wild animals don’t belong in our homes. 🐍❌
"Don’t Pet Me" by @onekind.org exposes the hidden suffering of exotic pets + calls for a #positivelist to protect animal welfare in Scotland.
🗳️ Please vote for the campaign & support change
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"Don’t Pet Me" by @onekind.org exposes the hidden suffering of exotic pets + calls for a #positivelist to protect animal welfare in Scotland.
🗳️ Please vote for the campaign & support change
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Don't Pet Me
The campaign—led by OneKind, Born Free, and the Scottish SPCA—urges the Scottish Government to introduce a legal permitted list of animals that can be…
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January 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Wild animals don’t belong in our homes. 🐍❌
"Don’t Pet Me" by @onekind.org exposes the hidden suffering of exotic pets + calls for a #positivelist to protect animal welfare in Scotland.
🗳️ Please vote for the campaign & support change
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bit.ly/49d8qhm
"Don’t Pet Me" by @onekind.org exposes the hidden suffering of exotic pets + calls for a #positivelist to protect animal welfare in Scotland.
🗳️ Please vote for the campaign & support change
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bit.ly/49d8qhm
📣 LET'S GET LOUD FOR PETS! 📣
Dear MEPs, this Thursday we urge you to support:
✅ including wild animals in legislation
✅ inclusion of small breeders
✅ mandatory identification & registration for all animals
✅ addressing the online trade
#LeaveNoPetBehind #PositiveList #WildAnimalsNotPets
Dear MEPs, this Thursday we urge you to support:
✅ including wild animals in legislation
✅ inclusion of small breeders
✅ mandatory identification & registration for all animals
✅ addressing the online trade
#LeaveNoPetBehind #PositiveList #WildAnimalsNotPets
June 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📣 LET'S GET LOUD FOR PETS! 📣
Dear MEPs, this Thursday we urge you to support:
✅ including wild animals in legislation
✅ inclusion of small breeders
✅ mandatory identification & registration for all animals
✅ addressing the online trade
#LeaveNoPetBehind #PositiveList #WildAnimalsNotPets
Dear MEPs, this Thursday we urge you to support:
✅ including wild animals in legislation
✅ inclusion of small breeders
✅ mandatory identification & registration for all animals
✅ addressing the online trade
#LeaveNoPetBehind #PositiveList #WildAnimalsNotPets
The illegal trade in wild animals for exotic pet keeping is unfortunately not an exception. News articles like these are the tip of an iceberg. At AAP, it is our mission to end this suffering.
#WildAnimalsNotPets #PositiveList #EndWildlifeTrade www.bbc.com/news/article...
#WildAnimalsNotPets #PositiveList #EndWildlifeTrade www.bbc.com/news/article...
Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain
The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers.
www.bbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The illegal trade in wild animals for exotic pet keeping is unfortunately not an exception. News articles like these are the tip of an iceberg. At AAP, it is our mission to end this suffering.
#WildAnimalsNotPets #PositiveList #EndWildlifeTrade www.bbc.com/news/article...
#WildAnimalsNotPets #PositiveList #EndWildlifeTrade www.bbc.com/news/article...
🐸❤️ World Frog Day reminds us that many frogs suffer in captivity. Species like the Argentinian horned frog & the red-eyed tree frog are popular but have specific needs that can't be met in captivity.
A #PositiveList would ensure that only species capable of thriving are kept as pets.
A #PositiveList would ensure that only species capable of thriving are kept as pets.
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🐸❤️ World Frog Day reminds us that many frogs suffer in captivity. Species like the Argentinian horned frog & the red-eyed tree frog are popular but have specific needs that can't be met in captivity.
A #PositiveList would ensure that only species capable of thriving are kept as pets.
A #PositiveList would ensure that only species capable of thriving are kept as pets.
🦜 Over 5,000 exotic species are currently kept as pets in the EU, yet there’s no EU-wide system to assess which species are suitable.
A #PositiveList would provide a clear, science-based approach to address this gap.
📣 MEPs – your vote in the ENVI Committee matters. Support the amendment!
A #PositiveList would provide a clear, science-based approach to address this gap.
📣 MEPs – your vote in the ENVI Committee matters. Support the amendment!
April 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🦜 Over 5,000 exotic species are currently kept as pets in the EU, yet there’s no EU-wide system to assess which species are suitable.
A #PositiveList would provide a clear, science-based approach to address this gap.
📣 MEPs – your vote in the ENVI Committee matters. Support the amendment!
A #PositiveList would provide a clear, science-based approach to address this gap.
📣 MEPs – your vote in the ENVI Committee matters. Support the amendment!
💔 Wild animals are suffering behind closed doors.
In Scotland, some exotic pets are being killed at home by their owners. This cruelty stems from a broken system that allows wild species to be kept as pets.
✊ It’s time for an EU-wide #PositiveList.
bit.ly/3WlwfMQ
In Scotland, some exotic pets are being killed at home by their owners. This cruelty stems from a broken system that allows wild species to be kept as pets.
✊ It’s time for an EU-wide #PositiveList.
bit.ly/3WlwfMQ
New research reveals some of Scotland’s exotic pet owners are euthanising their pets themselves (14-10-25)
New research commissioned by animal welfare group OneKind reveals that wild animals kept as pets in Scotland are sometimes being euthanised by their owners rather than a veterinary professional.…
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October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
💔 Wild animals are suffering behind closed doors.
In Scotland, some exotic pets are being killed at home by their owners. This cruelty stems from a broken system that allows wild species to be kept as pets.
✊ It’s time for an EU-wide #PositiveList.
bit.ly/3WlwfMQ
In Scotland, some exotic pets are being killed at home by their owners. This cruelty stems from a broken system that allows wild species to be kept as pets.
✊ It’s time for an EU-wide #PositiveList.
bit.ly/3WlwfMQ
In case you missed it: watch highlights from the "Wild animals, no pets" campaign launch at the European Parliament where experts + policymakers discussed the #PositiveList & its impact on welfare, health & biodiversity.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In case you missed it: watch highlights from the "Wild animals, no pets" campaign launch at the European Parliament where experts + policymakers discussed the #PositiveList & its impact on welfare, health & biodiversity.
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bit.ly/3IVfcxo
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🇪🇸😢 Horrific scenes from Spain show once again why the EU must strengthen #animalwelfare + traceability rules for cats & dogs + adopt an EU-wide #PositiveList for exotic pets.
Only strong, consistent laws can stop such cruelty & illegal trade.
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bit.ly/46UrBeI
Only strong, consistent laws can stop such cruelty & illegal trade.
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bit.ly/46UrBeI
Corpses of 250 animals found with surviving animals eating the dead in "breeding ground of horror" in Spain
The surviving animals were feeding off the dead animals due to the lack of food and water, authorities said.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🇪🇸😢 Horrific scenes from Spain show once again why the EU must strengthen #animalwelfare + traceability rules for cats & dogs + adopt an EU-wide #PositiveList for exotic pets.
Only strong, consistent laws can stop such cruelty & illegal trade.
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bit.ly/46UrBeI
Only strong, consistent laws can stop such cruelty & illegal trade.
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bit.ly/46UrBeI
📢 Join @aap-europe.bsky.social & @nielsfuglsang.bsky.social on June 3 for the launch of the #WildAnimalsNotPets campaign, making the case for an EU-wide #PositiveList .
Hear from MEPs, #animalwelfare experts & our own Nick Clark.
🕓 4pm - 5:30pm CEST
📍 @Europarl_EN Room A3H1
bit.ly/3SVAJI5
Hear from MEPs, #animalwelfare experts & our own Nick Clark.
🕓 4pm - 5:30pm CEST
📍 @Europarl_EN Room A3H1
bit.ly/3SVAJI5
Wild Animals Not Pets - The case for an EU Positive List
Join AAP & EU leaders in Brussels to launch #WildAnimalsNotPets, discussing an EU Positive List to protect wild animals.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 Join @aap-europe.bsky.social & @nielsfuglsang.bsky.social on June 3 for the launch of the #WildAnimalsNotPets campaign, making the case for an EU-wide #PositiveList .
Hear from MEPs, #animalwelfare experts & our own Nick Clark.
🕓 4pm - 5:30pm CEST
📍 @Europarl_EN Room A3H1
bit.ly/3SVAJI5
Hear from MEPs, #animalwelfare experts & our own Nick Clark.
🕓 4pm - 5:30pm CEST
📍 @Europarl_EN Room A3H1
bit.ly/3SVAJI5
No protection, no future. Meyers & Lori, two Barbary macaques, spent two decades trapped in misery. Without strong, harmonised and enforceable legislation like a #EU-wide #PositiveList, countless other exotic animals will suffer too #AnimalWelfarePolicy #WildAnimalsNotPets
May 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
No protection, no future. Meyers & Lori, two Barbary macaques, spent two decades trapped in misery. Without strong, harmonised and enforceable legislation like a #EU-wide #PositiveList, countless other exotic animals will suffer too #AnimalWelfarePolicy #WildAnimalsNotPets
In June, we presented our Dashboards and Report on the need for an #EU-wide #PositiveList at the European Parliament. In case you missed the launch of our #WIldAnimalsNotPets campaign… watch the key highlights ⬇️
www.euractiv.com/section/heal...
www.euractiv.com/section/heal...
Wild Animals Not Pets – The Case for an EU Positive List - Euractiv
This video captures highlights from the event: Wild Animals Not Pets – The Case for an EU Positive List. A gathering of policymakers, experts, and animal welfare advocates at the European Parliament t...
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July 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In June, we presented our Dashboards and Report on the need for an #EU-wide #PositiveList at the European Parliament. In case you missed the launch of our #WIldAnimalsNotPets campaign… watch the key highlights ⬇️
www.euractiv.com/section/heal...
www.euractiv.com/section/heal...
We’re launching "Comments Against the #PositiveList", a new video series tackling common criticisms with facts and science. 🧠💬
Think your living room is perfect for a wild cat?
Watch the video and think again ⤵️
Think your living room is perfect for a wild cat?
Watch the video and think again ⤵️
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We’re launching "Comments Against the #PositiveList", a new video series tackling common criticisms with facts and science. 🧠💬
Think your living room is perfect for a wild cat?
Watch the video and think again ⤵️
Think your living room is perfect for a wild cat?
Watch the video and think again ⤵️
🤔 Why are some species unsuitable as pets?
🤨 And how can we fix the patchwork of EU rules?
❤️ We answer your top questions about the #PositiveList, a smart, science-based solution for animals, people & the planet.
Read our FAQ ⤵️
bit.ly/4jZhdW9
🤨 And how can we fix the patchwork of EU rules?
❤️ We answer your top questions about the #PositiveList, a smart, science-based solution for animals, people & the planet.
Read our FAQ ⤵️
bit.ly/4jZhdW9
What’s a Positive List for pets? Your questions answered
The rules on which pets can be kept, and how, differ greatly between EU Member States. Millions of individual animals from thousands of different species are kept in people’s homes, each with their…
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June 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🤔 Why are some species unsuitable as pets?
🤨 And how can we fix the patchwork of EU rules?
❤️ We answer your top questions about the #PositiveList, a smart, science-based solution for animals, people & the planet.
Read our FAQ ⤵️
bit.ly/4jZhdW9
🤨 And how can we fix the patchwork of EU rules?
❤️ We answer your top questions about the #PositiveList, a smart, science-based solution for animals, people & the planet.
Read our FAQ ⤵️
bit.ly/4jZhdW9
53 years of rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting animals🚨 But rescue is not enough. AAP can't win this fight without strong EU action📢 It’s time for the EU to step up and develop a Positive List! #WildAnimalsNotPets #53YearsOfAAP #ProtectWildlife #PositiveList #EndWildlifeTrade
April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
53 years of rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting animals🚨 But rescue is not enough. AAP can't win this fight without strong EU action📢 It’s time for the EU to step up and develop a Positive List! #WildAnimalsNotPets #53YearsOfAAP #ProtectWildlife #PositiveList #EndWildlifeTrade
🦜❤️ The red-tailed amazon, once down to 5,000 birds, is soaring back thanks to artificial nests & local action. A beautiful conservation success!
💔 But trafficking still threatens it. Time for Europe to adopt a #PositiveList!
bit.ly/3H0mS0A
💔 But trafficking still threatens it. Time for Europe to adopt a #PositiveList!
bit.ly/3H0mS0A
Back to the skies: the unlikely comeback of one of Brazil’s rarest parrots
Parrots numbered 44460 and 44461 don’t know it yet, but they’re about to meet the human species — with all the trauma that entails. It’s late afternoon, yesterday’s rain has left a swamp on the…
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May 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🦜❤️ The red-tailed amazon, once down to 5,000 birds, is soaring back thanks to artificial nests & local action. A beautiful conservation success!
💔 But trafficking still threatens it. Time for Europe to adopt a #PositiveList!
bit.ly/3H0mS0A
💔 But trafficking still threatens it. Time for Europe to adopt a #PositiveList!
bit.ly/3H0mS0A
Last week, the #EP made it very clear that an EU-wide #PositiveList is needed to prevent unsuitable wild animals from becoming pets. Big shout out to @Act4AnimalsEU & @FOURPAWSBE for their leadership & big thank you to all MEPs that showed their commitment to animal welfare.
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Last week, the #EP made it very clear that an EU-wide #PositiveList is needed to prevent unsuitable wild animals from becoming pets. Big shout out to @Act4AnimalsEU & @FOURPAWSBE for their leadership & big thank you to all MEPs that showed their commitment to animal welfare.