With less than 2 years to go till the next General Election, and with more than 75% of the British public versus big animals in zoos, it is time that Parliament enhances animal well-being
International wildlife charity Born Free is highlighting research study that sends out a clear message to the UK federal government: enhance animal well-being now.
Opinion Matters surveyed UK locals to discover how they felt about wild animal well-being, wildlife criminal activity and wildlife defense. Their survey stressed the circumstance’s seriousness and the strength of popular opinion.
For example, almost 90% of those surveyed by Opinion Matters think it to be extremely or rather crucial for the next federal government to consist of dedications to enhancing wild animal well-being (88%), dealing with wildlife criminal activity (88%), and enhancing wildlife defense (89%) in their manifestos.
And as the heading states, 75% of British public protests big animals in zoos.
There will be no winners without wildlife
Will Travers OBE, Born Free Co-Founder & Executive President, describes, “The British public has consistently called on parliamentarians to improve animal welfare and to take the measures necessary to restore our depleted fauna and flora and protect the diverse habitats on which they depend. Yet the conservation and welfare of our native wildlife remains an afterthought. This has to change.”
The message to political leaders at the next basic election is clear: there will be no winners without wildlife.
The research study from Opinion Matters acts as a much-needed ‘wake-up call’ to all political celebrations that animal well-being matters and presently, the federal government is failing them and us.
Should we keep animals in zoos?
According to the survey, 76% of those surveyed think it is extremely or rather crucial the next UK federal government stages out the keeping of big animals, such as elephants, lions, tigers, giraffes and rhinos, in zoos, wildlife parks and other captive centers.
This fact is engaging. What is so plainly shows is the tide of public assistance for Born Free’s starting concept on which the charity has actually campaigned for almost 4 years: to stop the exploitation and suffering of private animals residing in captivity or in the wild.
Politicians and decision-makers can no longer neglect the British public looking for to end the antiquated, dishonest, and harmful practice of keeping big animals in zoos.
Public money need to not be utilized for vicious activities
A considerable 88% of those asked stated it extremely or rather crucial that the next UK federal government stops utilizing public money for activities which harm nature and wildlife or trigger wild animal well-being damages as part of its manifesto.
It makes good sense that if British locals are ethically opposed to hurting wildlife, they likewise do not desire the general public handbag to spend for it!
Other substantial findings even more highlight the strength of sensation amongst UK citizens on a large range of animal well-being and wildlife concerns by rather or completely concurring with:
- 85% concurred the next UK federal government should present a restriction on British hunters bringing ‘trophies’ of threatened or susceptible animals into Britain
- 83% concurred the next UK federal government should tighten up the guidelines on the sell and keeping of unique animals
- 82% concurred the next UK federal government should utilize its impact, by means of trade offers and so on., to bring an end to abroad activities that include animal ruthlessness, such as the massacre of dolphins in the Faroes
What is Born Free getting in touch with political celebrations to do?
- Improve the guideline of zoos, and stage out the keeping of wild animals inadequate to captivity
- Ban the import of hunting prizes
- Ban the marketing of low-welfare animal tourist activities abroad
- Strengthen the Hunting Act
- Protect wild animals from the unique animal trade
- Eliminate making use of vicious snares and traps
- End the import and sale of animal fur in the UK, consisting of for military usage
- End the vicious and inadequate badger cull
- Use the UK’s trading impact to help end the Faroe Island’s grind
The complete list of the charity’s concerns is detailed in Born Free’s UK Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Manifesto.
Politicians need to acknowledge and support the ‘nature and animal welfare first’ method to federal government and policy-making that is so greatly backed by the British public. In doing so, it would show to citizens that they do care and they want to listen.
Comments from the Born Free group
Will Travers OBE, Born Free’s Co-Founder and Executive President, said, “A healthy natural world is important for our health and wellness. Healthy wildlife and healthy environments likewise play a substantial part in restricting the impacts of environment modification and safeguarding us from future pandemics.
‘We call on all political parties to recognise the importance of protecting and restoring wildlife and wild habitats’
“We call on all political parties to recognise the importance of protecting and restoring wildlife and wild habitats, and eliminating the negative impacts we have on the welfare of individual animals, by placing nature protection and animal welfare improvements at the heart of their manifesto commitments and delivering on those commitments in the parliamentary sessions that will follow. Nothing less will do.”
Dr Mark Jones, Born Free’s Head of Policy included, “Practices in the UK such as path hunting, the appropriation of big systems of land for the shooting of video game birds and hares for sport, and the culling of badgers, lead to animal damage and suffering on an enormous scale.
“Wild animals are traded and kept in zoos and private homes in ever-increasing numbers. Wildlife crime continues to have devastating impacts on individual animals, wildlife habitats, and wider society. Far too little is being done to effectively protect and restore our natural fauna and flora or safeguard the welfare of wild animals.”
Dominic Dyer, Born Free’s British Wildlife Advocate & Policy Advisor, concluded, “As Britain works out brand-new trade arrangements with nations around the globe it’s seriously crucial that wildlife defense and animal well-being are essential parts of any settlement procedure.
“In the case of the Faroe Islands, the public expect the Government to suspend the current free trade agreement until the brutal, merciless killing of large numbers of whales and dolphins finally ends.”
