Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8742
Penguins: Aquariums
Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat — Winchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the welfare of the Gentoo penguins at London aquarium.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe UK has some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world. Under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, all zoos in Great Britain must be licensed to appropriate welfare standards, as set out in the Secretary of State's Standards of Modern Zoo Practice. A...
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