Animals and Wildlife Policy

Restricted

• The sales of the following animals are permitted, provided that the seller guarantees in the listing that the animals will be packaged safely and posted via next-day delivery.

  • Live bait (minnows, shiners, earth worms, and meal worms)

  • Live insects, crickets used as bait or feeder food for pets

  • Shellfish, such as crabs and lobsters, that are live when sold but intended for human consumption

  • Aquarium or pond fish (up to 5cm long), snails, tadpoles or similar creatures. Aquarium or pond fish longer than 5cm may be listed with the ‘Collection in person’ option

• Hatching eggs for some animals are permitted provided the seller offers domestic-only next-day delivery within the UK. However, hatching eggs from endangered species, migratory or wild birds, snakes, or turtles aren’t allowed.

Not allowed

• Sales of other animals not listed in the exceptions above

Allowed

• Animal pelts from non-endangered species (except cats or dogs) may generally be listed on Buy N Sell LOCAL if not in breach of local laws.

• Faux or reproductions of animal products can be sold. State in the title of your listing if you are selling a faux, synthetic or reproduction of an animal product.

Restricted

• No animal or part of an animal of a species listed in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, or the Schedules to the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000, may be listed on Buy N Sell LOCAL unless the seller can produce documentary evidence confirming that they have not been taken from the wild illegally.

• No animal or part of an animal of a species listed on Annex A of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations may be sold on Buy N Sell LOCAL unless accompanied by an Article 10 certificate as issued by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

• Skins, hides and rugs are generally permitted on Buy N Sell LOCAL, subject to the limitations above.

Not allowed

• Any part, pelt, or skin from endangered species. Examples include (but aren’t limited to): elephants, rhinoceros, and tigers.

• Internal animal organs (e.g. bear gall bladders).

• Pelt, fur, or any item made from cats or dogs.

• Any animal bodily fluids or faeces.

Allowed

• Fish traps

• Live traps

• Mouse traps

• Other humane traps

Restricted

• Glue traps intended for insects are allowed to be listed on the site however glue traps intended for animals such as rats or mice are not permitted.

Not allowed

• Traps not included in the exceptions above

• Snares

• Gin traps

Allowed

• Items that are ivory in colour are allowed. Please be clear in your title you are referencing the “colour” ivory, and not the material ivory

Restricted

• Because many of the species from which ivory is harvested are currently endangered or protected, the sale of ivory is generally prohibited on all EU sites with two exceptions:

  • A pre-1900 piano with ivory keys

  • Pre-1900 furniture and other wooden items which include ivory inlays

    These listings must include documentary proof from an official antiques expert that the item was created before 1900.

• Cultured, man-made, or vegetable ivory as long as the listing description specifies what the item is made of

• French Ivory items are allowed on the site, but your listing must clearly state that the item is French Ivory and not actual animal ivory

• Bone from non-ivory-producing animals (such as bison, buffalo, and oxen) as long as the species is clearly stated in the listing description

• Fossilized mammoth teeth or bone as long as they are listed in the Fossils category. Fossilized mammoth tusks are still prohibited.

Not allowed

• Items made from actual ivory

• Bone from animals that produce ivory, including elephants, walruses, and whales

Allowed

• Stuffed domestic farm birds like chickens or ducks

Restricted

• No native birds may be listed on Buy N Sell LOCAL unless members can produce documentary evidence confirming that they have not been taken from the wild illegally, and this evidence is included in the listing. A list of native bird species can be found on the British Ornithologists’ Union’s website.

• No bird species listed on Annex A of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations may be listed on Buy N Sell LOCAL unless accompanied by an Article 10 certificate issued by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Not allowed

• Any eggs from wild birds cannot be sold, regardless of age or condition.

Restricted

• Tortoise shell-coloured items (such as combs, eyewear, handbags, and shoes) made of plastic or another man-made material are permitted but the listing must clearly indicate the item is not made of genuine tortoise shell.

Not allowed

• Items made, in whole or in part, from any part of sea turtles, regardless of age of the item (e.g. guitar picks, jewellery, jewellery boxes, hair combs)

• Items that appear to be made from genuine sea turtle shell are not permitted