A.S.E.R
    AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR EXOTIC REPTILES

THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR EXOTIC REPTILES IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THE EXISTING LAWS CONCERNING EXOTIC REPTILES IN AUSTRALIA. AT PRESENT IT IS ILLEGAL TO IMPORT EXOTIC REPTILES TO AUSTRALIA THAT ARE OTHER WISE COMMONLY BRED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY ENGLAND AND AMERICA. THE LAWS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CHANGING ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESORCES AND ENVIRONMENT (D.N.R.E) BUT MOST PEOPLE CANT SEE THIS HAPPENING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THIS SOCIETY IS FOR PEOPLE WHO WISH THEIR OPINIONS TO BE KNOWN AND FOR EXOTIC OWNERS WHO ALREADY HAVE EXOTICS IN AUSTRALIA ON SPECIAL "ONCE OFF" LICENCES.

AT PRESENT PEOPLE ARE ONLY ALOWED TO OWN AND BREED NATIVE VARIETIES OF REPTILES IN AUSTRALIA, THE PENALTIES FOR IMPORTING EXOTICS ARE ALSO VERY EXCESSIVE WITH FINES IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND A POSSIBLE JAIL TERMS.

THERE ARE EXOTICS IN AUSTRALIA KEPT BY BREEDERS/OWNERS THAT IMPORTED THE REPTILES IN THE 70'S WHEN THE LAWS WERE A LITTLE MORE RELAXED. ALSO AFTER LOOKING AT THE WEBSITES FOR REPTILES THESE DAYS, YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU CAN BUY AUSTRALIAN REPTILES OVERSEAS FOR CHEAPER THAN YOU CAN HERE!!!.....I SAW A GREEN TREE PYTHON FOR SALE FOR $500 U.S. AT ONE OF THE SITES AND WE PAY IN THE THOUSANDS FOR THIS SPECIES THE NORM BEING ABOUT $5000+ AUS FOR HATCHLINGS.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS IN ITSELF, THE LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND FAST. THE D.N.R.E. USES THE CANETOAD INFESTATION AS ONE OF THEIR EXCUSES NOT TO LET LICENCE HOLDERS AND RESPONSIBLE BREEDERS IMPORT EXOTIC REPTILES. BUT IT WAS THE D.N.R.E. THAT ARE IN FACT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CANE TOAD INFESTATION, THEY DID'NT RESEARCH ENOUGH AND ACTED RASHLY WITHOUT THINKING OF THE ALTERNATIVES. BUT IT IS WE THE BREEDERS AND OWNERS THAT ARE PAYING FOR THEIR
MISTAKE.

THE ANONYMITY OF OUR MEMBERS IS TOP PRIORITY AND SUBSCRIBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE ANONYMOUS EMAIL ADDRESSES AT HOTMAIL OR YAHOO FOR THIS PERSPOSE.

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EMAIL LINKS

CARE SHEETS

D.N.R.E. CONTACTS

EXOTIC FACTS

EXOTIC LINKS

LEGAL INFORMATION

BUYING EXOTICS

A.S.E.R'S SISTER PAGE

MEMBERSHIP INFO

OWNING EXOTICS LEGALY IN AUSTRALIA

THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.....IF YOU WOULD LIKE MEMBERSHIP INFO OR WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR EXOTICS OR EVEN HELP WITH THE MAKING OF THIS SITE EMAIL ME AT DARKGECKO@OPTUSNET.COM.AU