UK Zoo's to open next week

[arista]

[The Covid crisis has put the survival of the
Chester Zoo at risk, the attraction has said.
It has been closed to visitors since 21 March,
and like other large zoos,
has been told by the government
to prepare to stay shut "indefinitely".]


Other Zoo's must start letting paying people in.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52927179/uk-s-big-zoos-at-risk-of-closure

[Nicky91]

yes Zoo's can reopen under social distancing procedures and other covid regulations


and also with extra handgel dispensers also quite handy (which is how theme parks, zoo's have reopened here in Netherlands basically, with health, distancing measures)

[Crimson Dynamo]

Shut them all

[arista]

This should have been in Serious debates

[armand.kay]

It’s over for zoo’s!

[Nicky91]

Shut them all

It’s over for zoo’s!

poor animals then, i'd rather have them living in zoo's, than to be hunted down in the wild :(

like i stated, zoo's and theme parks can easily reopen in this corona social distancing society, just need to adapt to health and safety measures a bit more, same as with everything these times

[MTVN]

Yes get them open, easy to maintain social distancing and they can provide a great boost to the nations morale

[bots]

justice for the tigerking

[Niamh.]

justice for the tigerkingSpeaking of Tiger King, did you hear Carole Baskin just won her case against him and got awarded his Zoo? [emoji23]

[DouglasS]

Makes no sense why they can’t open in the sense of social distancing when likes of Primark are opening, must zoos are massive and would be easy to implement. Chester zoo in particular is very large

[bots]

Speaking of Tiger King, did you hear Carole Baskin just win her case against him and got awarded his Zoo? [emoji23]

:laugh:

[Smithy]

A good suggestion arista :hehe:

[Cherie]

I hope this will be reviewed, they can manage the number of people going in and any time we have been to a Zoo you could easily socially distance so fingers crossed for the animals :fc:

[Smithy]

Chester zoo is enormous I went a couple of years ago and walked 14 miles and still didn’t see everything, I really don’t see why they don’t just keep all the animal houses closed and keep everything else open, it’s literally no different to walking round a park

[Kazanne]

Maybe someone can start raising money for food for the animals and the upkeep of the zoo, I am sure many would contribute to the cause, something like children in need,but animals in need,could raise millions. I really dont know why they have to remain closed though as many are very big and surely social distancing could be implemented.

[Scarlett.]

Zoos are big enough to open while keeping social distancing in place. Of course some areas might have to remain shut (enclosed houses)

[Cherie]

Maybe someone can start raising money for food for the animals and the upkeep of the zoo, I am sure many would contribute to the cause, something like children in need,but animals in need,could raise millions. I really dont know why they have to remain closed though as many are very big and surely social distancing could be implemented.

It costs a whopping 1.5 million a month to keep Chester Zoo running, it was on the news yesterday, and as they still need the staff to look after the animals they are not eligible for furlough either

[Zizu]

It costs a whopping 1.5 million a month to keep Chester Zoo running, it was on the news yesterday, and as they still need the staff to look after the animals they are not eligible for furlough either



I saw that ... £500,000 a month on food alone !!


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[Nicky91]

It costs a whopping 1.5 million a month to keep Chester Zoo running, it was on the news yesterday, and as they still need the staff to look after the animals they are not eligible for furlough either

true, you do need some staff at all times


here the more younger employees are working now, whilst the more older and veteran employees remain in contact while kept safe via skype, facetime so they can still look at the animals and they can inform their colleagues at the zoo's if there is anything wrong, or pregnancies being due any moment etc

[arista]

Yes get them open, easy to maintain social distancing and they can provide a great boost to the nations morale


Yes The PM must rule on this.

[Withano]

I can’t wait for zoos to be abolished

Everyone kicked up such a fuss about shamu the ****ing killer whale and called it a day - going to see the lions and giraffes down the road the following week

If you support zoos, I think you’re a dick

[The Slim Reaper]

Not sure Marc has much sway in the zoo community to get this done, but I'm sure he'll appreciate the idea.

[Smithy]

I can’t wait for zoos to be abolished

Everyone kicked up such a fuss about shamu the ****ing killer whale and called it a day - going to see the lions and giraffes down the road the following week

If you support zoos, I think you’re a dick

Chile some zoos are the only places in the world where some species exist because of deforestation, they do loads of conservation work at Chester and have had a massive impact reintroducing certain species back into the wild

[Withano]

Chile some zoos are the only places in the world where some species exist because of deforestation, they do loads of conservation work at Chester and have had a massive impact reintroducing certain species back into the wild

Their work in this area is wholly exaggerated to sell tickets - the owners walk away with millions each year and the animals live a miserable life. There are better ways to save a species than to doom them to a life behind bars.

[Nicky91]

I can’t wait for zoos to be abolished

Everyone kicked up such a fuss about shamu the ****ing killer whale and called it a day - going to see the lions and giraffes down the road the following week

If you support zoos, I think you’re a dick

i support zoo's, i like watching those shows about life at zoo's either

shamu is not a ''killer whale'' and yes indeed it was really a big fuss over practically nothing but a mere incident

[Withano]

i support zoo's, i like watching those shows about life at zoo's either

shamu is not a ''killer whale'' and yes indeed it was really a big fuss over practically nothing but a mere incident

At least you’re consistently showing a lack of empathy for animals. The ones that cared for the killer whales but not the thousands of lions, tigers, elephants and giraffes baffle Tf out of me.

[Jessica.]

They should keep up the efforts they've made with the endangered animals but they should shut down other exhibits imo

[Oliver_W]

Whether or not zoos should be a thing, the animals who live in them now need them to continue. Domesticated animals can't survive in the wild, and they can't all be given out as pets, obviously.

There's certainly an argument to be made that they don't take on new animals and run until their cohorts die out, but closing them down will just result in (presumably) healthy and content animals being put down.

[Cal.]

Hope they can implement social distancing measures and get them back open. Chester Zoo especially is an amazing zoo for conservation etc. When people say they want all the zoos closed they’re thinking of ones in other countries where next to no animal welfare guidelines are carried out. To say an amazing zoo like Chester Zoo should close is ridiculous!

[Nicky91]

At least you’re consistently showing a lack of empathy for animals. The ones that cared for the killer whales but not the thousands of lions, tigers, elephants and giraffes baffle Tf out of me.

I-

lack of empathy for animals?


lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes all have much better lives in zoo's than in the wild for sure, i'm sooo against poachers, game hunters they disgust me how they kill those animals in the wild

which is also why i show my support for Safari Park, whom have saved many animals from the dangers of the wild basically

other zoo's i also like, such as in german city Hamburg they got a RTV show about that one on german tv what i watch, also Burgers Zoo which is broadcast on dutch tv here, also quite nice to see how much love from employees there goes to animals (and also how long some of employees work there, one is in his 60's and works at that Hamburg Zoo for like 40 years)

[arista]

Hancock just said Live
Zoo's need to open soon,
In a Covid Secure Way.


To a question from the public

[Zizu]

Hope they can implement social distancing measures and get them back open. Chester Zoo especially is an amazing zoo for conservation etc. When people say they want all the zoos closed they’re thinking of ones in other countries where next to no animal welfare guidelines are carried out. To say an amazing zoo like Chester Zoo should close is ridiculous!



The way things are going in the wild / jungles they should be opening state owned and financed Zoos if only for all the endangered species .


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[Nicky91]

Marchioness of Bath Emma of Longleat, whom herself does managing work at Safari Park, also had mentioned this

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBEFnkMgJWC/

We want as many of our loyal supporters to ask a question of the Government at one of the televised daily briefings. We are asking as many of you as possible to submit a similar question to this:
When uncontrolled outdoor areas and non-essential retail can open, why won’t the Government allow zoos and safari parks to. Instead the Government have singled them out to remain closed indefinitely. I find it hard to think of a better place to socially distance than in a drive through safari such as Longleat.
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[arista]

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[user104658]

Surely they could at least partially open? Make it online bookings only, with a limit on ticket sales to stop it being crowded.

If the government won't allow them to open they need to start funding them IMO. The animals need to be cared for whether the place is open or not, and if they're not funding themselves through ticket sales, it's a countdown to being unable to feed the animals.

[Oliver_W]

They could open up a crowdfunding thing? I'd certainly donate.

[Mitchell]

I’ve never felt crowded in a zoo, so they could deffo safely open

[Oliver_W]

I’ve never felt crowded in a zoo, so they could deffo safely open

Yeah even on a really busy day you can socially distance.

If they have online bookings only they can limit how many people are attending on a given day.

[Mitchell]

Yeah even on a really busy day you can socially distance.

If they have online bookings only they can limit how many people are attending on a given day.

We used to go every Christmas Eve, so probably one of the busiest times you can go and there was always enough room, I don’t get why they can’t open but theme parks can...

[Cherie]

We used to go every Christmas Eve, so probably one of the busiest times you can go and there was always enough room, I don’t get why they can’t open but theme parks can...

theme parks aren't open? the Zoos want to open now, not in July as planned

[Mitchell]

theme parks aren't open? the Zoos want to open now, not in July as planned

Alton Towers have been allowed to open their ‘gardens’ and I believe Drayton Manor and Chessington have too?

[Cherie]

Alton Towers have been allowed to open their ‘gardens’ and I believe Drayton Manor and Chessington have too?

I didn't know that, what would be the point of it

[arista]

London Zoo said it will have to close forever.

Just in the nick of time
The PM has said Zoo's and Safari Parks are to open next week

BBC2HD Newsnight

[AnnieK]

Chester Zoo have announced they are opening Monday

[Kate!]

London Zoo said it will have to close forever.

Just in the nick of time
The PM has said Zoo's and Safari Parks are to open next week

BBC2HD Newsnight

Chester Zoo have announced they are opening Monday

Great news. Now everybody go to the zoo.

[Babayaro.]

come thru monkey enclosure

[Nicky91]

Great news. Now everybody go to the zoo.

yes very good news :clap1:

[Oliver_W]

Thank god for that :)

[Oliver_W]

Gonna buy a couple of tickets for Whipsnade later. I probably won't go, but I wanna support them :) I'll probably give them to someone on FB so they don't go to waste <3

[Cherie]

Gonna buy a couple of tickets for Whipsnade later. I probably won't go, but I wanna support them :) I'll probably give them to someone on FB so they don't go to waste <3

Whipsnade :love:

[Vanessa]

I've been to London Zoo, it's amazing :love: