Petition to push the government to allow U.K. zoos to reopen

Currently the government has allowed parks and open spaces to be reopened to the public, yet zoos across the UK that have acres of open space and viable for social distancing measures are still closed without any notice of reopening. This needs to be changed ASAP so that zoos are able to survive.

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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Unlike companies that can hibernate and furlough staff, zoos are required to remain open to staff in order to look after all the thousands of animals they look after. Therefore their costs have remained high without the support from the government to help them during this time. By opening to the public again, whilst maintaining the high standards of safety and social distancing measures, zoos have a better chance of survival during this time.