Submitted on Friday 5th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Please allow zoos, wildlife parks and wildlife rescue centres to re-open!
This petition is asking the government to reconsider urgently their decision to keep zoos closed as the impact is significant on the wildlife, the staff and suppliers in the zoo industry.
Please allow zoos, wildlife parks and wildlife rescue centres to open their doors again to the public!
This industry has high costs to look after the animals in their care. Although some of the zoos may have some reserves and may get some donations to look after the animals, these funds are not unlimited as even only the direct costs to care for animals will be thousands of pounds per day. Yet these organisations have invested to make their places safe for visitors in view of COVID-19.
Zoos, wildlife parks and wildlife rescue centres can offer a safer day out for people than going to beaches.
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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
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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.
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