Allow UK wildlife centres to open

Allow UK Zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries to open in line with Covid-19 safety measures

This petition was rejected on 9th Jun 2020 as it duplicates an existing petition

The Petition Committee commented:
You may wish to sign some of these petitions: Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323881 Provide financial help to zoos, aquariums, & rescue centres during the pandemic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308733 You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/ You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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Wildlife sanctuaries in the UK are struggling financially due to having no visitors during the lockdown. Many of these organisations occupy acres of outside space and have the room and capacity to allow visitors in whilst maintaining social distancing. They have also all planned to reopen and have safety measures in place such as limiting numbers or booking time slots, however have been told try cannot open. Meanwhile, much less safe areas like garden centres and shops are being allowed to open.