Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22268

Zoos: Safety

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of zoos.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice (the Zoo Standards) set out, amongst other things, requirements which licensed zoos in England are expected to meet with regard to public and animal safety. Defra is currently working to update the...
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