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Ban the Bird Market

Victory for animal welfare campaigners as Royal Agricultural Society cancel event in response to protests

Britain's largest exotic bird market, the National Cage & Aviary Birds Exhibition, has been pulled by the venue owners - the Royal Agricultural Society of England. The event, which was scheduled to take place at Stoneleigh Park on December 4 & 5, would have seen up to 100,000 birds - many brutally torn from the wild - up for sale.

	Britain's largest bird market cancelled National Cage & Aviary Bird Exhibition is cancelled following a two year campaign.
	From Jungle to Jumble Read the result of our investigation into the 2003 event, held at the Birmingham NEC.
	Close up on the wild bird trade A special Animal Aid report on the brutal trade in wild-caught birds.
	Video evidence Our 2003 video makes case against the bird market.

Campaign history

Bird dealers in a flap (Nov 04)
Bird market banned (Oct 04)
Bird market cancelled (Oct 04)
Bird market on the run (Sep 04)
National Cage & Aviary Exhibition is declared illegal (Sep 04)
Organisations join forces to fight exotic pet fairs (Aug 04)
Leaflet (Jul 04)
Bird market on the run (Jun 04)
From Jungle to Jumble (Jun 04)
Britain's biggest bird market - coming to a town near you? (May 04)
New report blasts DEFRA plans (Mar 04)
National bird market exposed (Mar 04)
Parrot fever could affect visitors to NEC (Dec 03)
Ban the bird market (Dec 03)
Giant illegal wild bird market takes place at the NEC (Dec 03)
Birds of a Feather stars flock together (Nov 03)
NEC bird market protest (Oct 03)
Budgie virus: Letter to Solihull council (Aug 03)
Solihull's standard letter (Aug 03)
Bird sale to go ahead? (Jul 03)
National campaign launched against giant wild bird market (Jul 03)
Leaflet (Jun 03)
Poster (Jun 03)
Boycott IPC Leaflet (Jun 03)
Postcard (Jun 03)
Sticker (Jun 03)
Urgent action needed to stop NEC bird sale (Mar 03)

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