There is great news, as elephants are to be banned from being kept in zoos.
Elephants will also be banned from being kept in parks: such as safari parks.
The UK government is set to ban zoos and safari parks from keeping elephants. The government is also set to ban elephants from being imported into the UK. This would be a tremendous step forward in helping elephants.
It could also shape future public policy decision making in relation to keeping animals in the UK, perhaps, this could be the beginning of the end of zoos within the UK and, possibly the end of safari parks in the UK.
Why Are Elephants To Be Banned?
Elephants are to be banned from zoos and safari parks in the UK to stop them from being harmed. It has been revealed that elephants are to be banned from being kept in zoos and safari parks because elephants suffer from mental illness within them.
Other animals also show signs of distress, boredom and loneliness within zoos. Animals are often confined to small cages and spaces when living in zoos and safari parks, which are not natural, causing animals to be kept in cruel conditions.
Banning elephants from captivity in the UK would result at the beginning of a new chapter in Britain, one where we can create a different and kinder society and world for elephant and also for other animals.
What About Other Animals?
The proposal to ban elephants in captivity in the UK, poses the question of 'What about the other animals kept in captivity?'
Elephants are one of the world's most intelligent animals, but, what about other animals who are intelligent but are also kept in captivity? Animals such as orangutans, chimpanzees, bears, dolphins and whales - all of these animals are also intelligent like elephants and, show distress when being kept in captivity, therefore, we should also look into banning these animals from being kept in captivity.
No animal deserves to live in cages for entertainment.
The proposal to ban elephants in zoos and safari parks is to be proposed in legislation in the House of Commons (UK parliament), called 'Kept Animals Bill'.
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