Zoo did not address most concerns
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Mar 13, 2010 - ST Forum
Zoo did not address most concerns
I REFER to the letter, "Safety and care come first at wildlife parks", on Monday.
It is encouraging to hear that the Singapore Zoo adheres to the standards drawn up by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Waza).
The zoo, however, did not address most of the concerns raised by the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) with regard to contact sessions with wild animals.
How does the zoo ensure that members of the public are not in danger from contact with the wild animals, which are unpredictable and can attack at any time, regardless of how well-trained the zookeeper is?
The zoo cannot deny that incidents have happened and have resulted in injuries.
In addition, despite the animal enclosures being designed to meet the Waza safety standards, there have been cases of animals escaping from their enclosures in the past.
Lastly, the zoo needs to meet all the standards drawn up by Waza and not just some of them. Section 2 of the Waza Code of Ethics and Animal Welfare states that "where 'wild' animals are used in presentations, these presentations must focus on natural behaviour and not demean or trivialise the animal in any way". The circus-style elephant show at the Singapore Zoo clearly does not meet this standard.
James Chua
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In Singapore no welfare, animals included.
Overworked zoo animals.
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