UK and EU legislation Bsal and imports

Https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-import-of-salamanders-and-newts

America had its ban now its our turn

Good. The prescence of bd and bsal within our hobby is well documented. These particular legislations are designed to stop the transference across borders but it is a pointless exercise unless we eradicate them inside our borders aswell. Some people will be whining that our hobby will be destroyed by measures like this but they are wrong, it will be an improvement in the long term. Càptive amphibians can easily can't as a reservoir for these infections and potentially infect our native populations. Invasive species like Alpine newts are already in the UK and rife with bd. Has our hobby all ready spread this **** around the globe ? Yup and we need to take action to stop it.
We have both had these infections in our collections and we have both taken the time and expense to eradicate them. Anybody who buys amphibians should be guaranteed uninfected animals. Anybody involved in breeding and supplying amphibians should be taking steps to ensure this happens.

Emma wombwells PhD thesis about the prevelence of chytrid with the pet trade
https://kar.kent.ac.uk/48014/1/121THESIS.pdf

Agreed , should have had a measure in long before now