Rejected petition SAVE OUR ZOO’s and allow them to Reopen.

We need you to SAVE OUR ZOO‘s and allow them to reopen to help them raise the necessary funds to carry on the great conservation work they’re currently doing and joy they bring to so many people that visit.

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Despite the majority of Zoo’s being outdoor sites with capabilities to ensure safety measures are in place. Many are heading into significant debt during troubling time’s. While the government is allowing people to go to beaches and public parks, where there is no way of controlling numbers, social distancing or ensuring safety. Zoo‘s, can do all of this. Private gardens open up, while their own acres of gardens remain closed and under enormous financial pressure.

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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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Date submitted 3 June 2020
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