A company which sold jewellery made from animal claws has been fined over £2,000. The court heard that police were notified by Westminster Trading Standards that the jewellery was on sale at a concession of Annina Vogel Ltd in the Liberty department store in Regents Street. A Westminster Borough wildlife crime officer attended the location […]

“A haul of taxidermy animals including a tiger’s head, monkey skulls, reptiles, and stuffed birds of prey have been seized from a house in Devon. The operation follows the seizure by Border Force of a chameleon preserved in formaldehyde at the Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre postal hub on 17 April. The reptile, which had been […]

A man who purchased a haul of endangered animal parts, including chimpanzee skulls, lion claws, and a cheetah skin, has been handed a suspended prison sentence for his part in the illegal trade of endangered wildlife. Peter Prineas, 52, of Orpington, south east London, admitted to buying illegal animal parts, some of which may have […]

A Deptford trader who sold sex pills made from seahorses for Viagra-style effects has been penalised by magistrates. Keen-eyed Detective Constable Louise Morris, of the Met’s Wildlife Crime Unit, was walking through the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre on her way to work last year when she spotted 46-year-old Mongolian national Lu Yao’s stall and […]