By Divya Selvaraj The Zoo Licensing Act (1981) defines zookeeping as the keeping of an animal “when it is elsewhere in the personal possession of the operator of the zoo, or of competent persons acting on his behalf”.1 Read together with the Zoo Licensing Act 1981: Guide to the Act’s...
By Bridget Craghill While snakes are often excluded from mainstream animal welfare discussions, new research is rapidly reshaping scientific and legal understandings of their needs. A new study suggests that housing conditions have significant neurological and behavioural impacts on these animals....
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