‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close
Pet owners fear there is no viable alternative service after Great Western Exotics owner deems business unviableOn a nondescript industrial estate on the outskirts of Swindon, a faint squawking was heard in the distance, as bird lovers from Exeter to Edinburgh brought their brightly coloured...
<p>Pet owners fear there is no viable alternative service after Great Western Exotics owner deems business unviable</p><p>On a nondescript industrial estate on the outskirts of Swindon, a faint squawking was heard in the distance, as bird lovers from Exeter to Edinburgh brought their brightly coloured budgies and macaws to an exotic animal hospital.</p><p>But now, the UK’s premier parrot surgery, which treats all kinds of creatures, will be shut down after it was bought out by a conglomerate that has decided the business is not viable.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/23/great-western-exotics-avian-animal-hospital-to-close">Continue reading...</a>
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