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Tigers are not "sleeping props", please give the animals basic respect, do not exceed the bottom line in the name of protection to carry out commercial cultural tourism management.
1. From the only news video, the whole picture of the tiger life cage cannot be seen, and it is not clear whether it is 24-hour outreach. From the current picture, the tiger lives in a cave-like environment, all cement hardened, without any green plants and natural media. The environment is not suitable for the long-term life of tigers.
2. The tiger in the video is obese and not a healthy body.
3. The value concept of the marketing campaign is completely deviated from protection, and it does not meet the animal welfare guidelines, and the animals are constantly wandering, anxious and in a state of stress. The behavior of dealing with a bad environment does not mean that such an environment is beneficial, and in an unsuitable environment for a long time, the animal's immunity is reduced and the behavior is abnormal.
4. The hotel is located in Nantong Forest Wildlife Park, according to the provisions of Article 6.0.5 of the "Zoo Design Code" (CJJ 267-2017) issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the minimum width of the tourist isolation belt should not be less than the length of the sum of the longest limbs of the adult and the display animal, and the minimum isolation width should not be less than 1.5m. Please note that this provision is mandatory and not only recommended. 6.0.3, which is also mandatory, requires safety protection settings, including the need to meet the maximum load effect generated by the ability of the animal to jump, run, climb, fly, push and pull, slap, and impact, and must withstand the impact damage of more than four times the body weight of the animal. In addition, there are corresponding standards for the area and height of the tiger's cage. This is the standard and the bottom line. As a responsible and ethical zoo, it can be continuously optimized and improved.
5. As the normative document of the zoo industry, the "National Zoo Development Outline", the central task of the zoo is to carry out comprehensive protection and scientific research of wild animals, and to carry out science education and environmental protection publicity for the public, rather than overemphasizing the commercial attributes and tourism service functions of the zoo.
6, maybe the zoo will say that these standards and documents issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development do not work. They are not legal, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development usually manages urban zoos, and private enterprises such as Nantong Forest Wildlife Park, which are not members of the Zoo Association, can completely ignore it. However, it is not reasonable for the zoo itself not to listen or see. Since it operates in the name of a "zoo", it is a legitimate responsibility to implement the regulations related to the zoo. Animals are not only tools for business profit, but also living and cognitive objects of protection.
7. The expert interviewed by the news once commented that the variety show "Wonderful Friends" is very valuable and meaningful. This program has been seriously condemned and questioned by many conservation agencies at home and abroad, which is not conducive to wildlife protection. So it's hard to believe the expert's philosophy of animal welfare.
It calls for the cessation of such commercial activities that are contrary to animal welfare, the improvement of the natural display environment and feeding management of animals, rather than the "sleeping props" under the interests, so that tigers can also live a good year of the tiger.
Editor-in-Charge/Old Summer
Original link: Tiger, why do you still have to "sleep with you"? Zoo bottomless marketing!
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