This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Replace Edward Colton statue with Alfred the famous Bristol Zoo gorilla.
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Put Alfred up
Everyone wins, everyone’s happy
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.
Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to request the erection of a statue you should contact your local authority about this.
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