[Netnews-action] 29 Aug: national zoo awareness day

[Manchester Campaigns]

NATIONAL ZOO AWARENESS DAY - MONDAY 29th August 2005

Animals in zoos suffer a miserable life of boredom and suppression of their 
natural instincts. Birds are restricted from flying properly, cheetahs 
cannot reach the speeds that make them the fastest animal on land, 
elephants cannot walk the many miles they would do in the wild. Many 
animals simply go mad, pacing up and down the same route over and over.

Zoos have put the con in conservation - they even take animals from the wild.

To really protect wild animals their natural habitat needs protecting 
rather than confining animals to captivity with no hope of release. Every 
year the Captive Animals' Protection Society (CAPS) organises National Zoo 
Awareness Day to raise awareness of the animal welfare and conservation 
problems of zoos. August Bank Holiday Monday is traditionally seen as the 
start of the 'closing season' for zoos and is one of the biggest days in 
any zoo's calendar.

Contact CAPS to see if there is a protest planned at a zoo near you

Organise your own protest at a zoo - we can help you

Order campaign materials from CAPS

Hold an information stall in your town

Write letters to local newspapers asking people not to visit zoos

For a free information pack contact:
The Captive Animals' Protection Society, PO Box 573, Preston, PR1 9WW
Phone 0845 330 3911
E-mail <mailto:info at captiveanimals.org>info at captiveanimals.org 
www.captiveanimals.org