PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Aquariums and Zoos: Animal Welfare (11 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last updated rules for (a) zoos and (b) aquariums on animal welfare.
Asked by:
Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Secretary of State's Standards of Modern Zoo Practice were last updated in 2012. Defra is currently in the process of updating these standards, to ensure all animals in zoos and aquariums are kept in conditions that reflect latest best practice. The draft updated standards were consulted on in 2022, and further discussions have been held with the sector. An updated version of the standards will be published in due course.
Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
18 October 2024
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