16 February 2023
An unique viewpoint survey has actually revealed more than 75% of the British public think the next UK federal government need to end the keeping of big animals in zoos.
With the UK now less than 2 years from a General Election, unique ballot by Opinion Matters, commissioned by Born Free, has actually revealed a plain message to political leaders from the British public: there will be no winners without wildlife.
Key amongst the findings is that 76% of those surveyed think it is really or rather crucial the next UK federal government phase-out the keeping of big animals, such as elephants, lions, tigers, giraffe and rhino, in zoos, wildlife parks and other captive centers.
This engaging figure reveals there is now a tide of public assistance for Born Free’s starting concept on which the charity has actually campaigned for almost 4 years. Clearly, political leaders and decision-makers can no longer manage to disregard those looking for to end the antiquated, dishonest, and harmful practice of keeping big animals in zoos.
Poll outcomes likewise recommend participants desire transparent and robust guarantees that their money is invested in manner ins which show their worths and an enduring dedication to the conservation of the natural world. A definite 88% of those asked stated it really 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.
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 need to present a restriction on British hunters bringing ‘trophies’ of threatened or susceptible animals into Britain
- 83% concurred the next UK federal government need to tighten up the guidelines on the sell and keeping of unique animals
- 82% concurred the next UK federal government need to utilize its impact, through 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
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“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.”
Will Travers OBE, Born Free Co-Founder & Executive President
The message is clear. From prize hunting to using traps and snares, from the damage of native plants and animals to the keeping of wild animals in zoos and personal houses, the well-being of wild animals and the security of our natural surroundings have actually been continuously lowered the political program, and the British public have actually had enough.
The ballot information reveals there is extensive public assistance for the raft of transformative modifications to wildlife policy and legislation described in Born Free’s UK Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Manifesto, which is likewise launched today.
This vibrant, caring and enthusiastic manifesto contacts all UK political celebrations and decision-makers to prioritise wildlife security and wild animal well-being. It highlights the devastating international crisis dealing with wildlife and biodiversity, and the reality that, regardless of various prominent federal government dedications in the last few years, the UK stays among the world’s most nature-depleted nations.
Born Free is advising those throughout the political spectrum to appreciate the will of the British individuals and confirm, transparent, responsible and costed manifesto promises to safeguard and restore our natural environments, deal with wildlife criminal offense, enhance and guarantee the well-being of wild animals both free-living and in captivity, and end perverse financing efforts that are hazardous to animals and the environments on which all of us rely.
Specifically, however by no ways extensively, Born Free is contacting political celebrations to:
- Improve the guideline of zoos, and phase-out the keeping of wild animals inadequate to captivity
- Ban the import of hunting prizes
- Ban the marketing of low well-being animal tourist activities abroad
- Strengthen the Hunting Act
- Protect wild animals from the unique animal trade
- Eliminate using harsh snares and traps
- End the import and sale of animal fur in the UK, consisting of for military usage
- End the harsh and inadequate badger cull
- Use the UK’s trading impact to help end the Faroe Island’s grind
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By embracing these concerns, celebrations would be acknowledging the groundswell of public assistance for a ‘nature and animal welfare first’ method to federal government and policy-making. It would reveal British citizens that their potential leaders are not just listening however want to act.
Will Travers OBE, Born Free’s Co-Founder and Executive President said, “A healthy natural world is critical for our health and well-being. Healthy wildlife and healthy ecosystems also play a huge part in limiting the effects of climate change and protecting us from future pandemics. 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 trail hunting, the appropriation of huge tracts of land for the shooting of game birds and hares for sport, and the culling of badgers, result in animal destruction and suffering on a massive 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 negotiates new trade agreements with countries around the world it’s critically important that wildlife protection and animal welfare are key components of any negotiation process. 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.”
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