Submitted on Thursday 16th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Help Urgently needed for UK zoos during covid-19 outbreak
Pay for food and vet care needed for zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums during the coronavirus outbreak, as zoos have very little income presently (during what should be there peak operating months).
Zoos need urgent help now to help with funding, rather than having to rely on public donations!
One zoo has a monthly food bill of £55,000 and little to no income at the moment - how long can this go on? Zoos also make money now to see them through the quieter winter months - how can they do this?
Most animals in zoos are classed as endangered or critically endangered, and they also help conservation efforts around the world - we run the risk of losing many animals without urgent help!
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323881
Provide financial help to zoos, aquariums, & rescue centres during the pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308733
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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