{"id":34155,"date":"2023-10-09T09:44:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalsurvival.org\/?p=34155"},"modified":"2023-10-09T09:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:44:03","slug":"animal-welfare-uk-passes-legislation-to-tackle-cruel-wildlife-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalsurvival.org\/trade-and-legislation\/animal-welfare-uk-passes-legislation-to-tackle-cruel-wildlife-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal welfare: UK passes legislation to tackle cruel \u201cwildlife tourism\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adapted from article written by by EUToday Correspondents
\nOriginally published by EU Today<\/a> (Wed, 20 Sep, 2023)<\/p>\n

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The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act passed into UK law this week.<\/h3>\n

The legislation \u2013 which was introduced by Angela Richardson MP and Lord Black of Brentwood, supported by the government \u2013 allows the government to bring forward a ban on the advertising and sale of specific unethical activities abroad where animals are kept in captivity or confinement, subjected to cruel and brutal training methods, forced to take selfies or are ridden, drugged and de-clawed.<\/p>\n

The independent evidence on these kind of experiences shows that animals used in the tourist trade are often subject to harsh treatment to ensure their compliance in activities. A study by Oxford University\u2019s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit published in 2015 concluded that up to 550,000 animals worldwide suffered for tourist entertainment.<\/p>\n

Brutal training methods are often used to \u2018break in\u2019 Asian elephants to make them safe to be near tourists and partake in unnatural activities like playing football, painting, tourist rides and excessive bathing.<\/p>\n

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The Act \u2013 applicable in England and Northern Ireland \u2013 means the government, through secondary legislation, can ban the advertising and offering for sale of these cruel experiences and protect these special creatures from unnecessary harm.<\/p>\n

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) already has published guidelines and a list of activities which they classify as unacceptable.\u00a0Reputable and responsible tour operators should not be offering activities that support poor animal\u00a0welfare.<\/p>\n

This new legislation is part of a wider Government effort to build on our existing world-leading animal welfare standards. Since publishing the\u00a0Action Plan for Animal Welfare\u00a0in 2021 we have brought in new laws to recognise animals sentience, introduced tougher penalties for animal cruelty offences, brought forward a ban on glue traps, and introduced tougher penalties for hare coursing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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