Standards of modern zoo practice
皇冠体育app minimum standards that zoos are expected to meet.
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Sets out the minimum standards that zoos are expected to meet. 皇冠体育app standards cover:
- animal welfare
- public safety
- conservation
- education
Standards of modern zoo practice 2012
皇冠体育app 2012 Secretary of State鈥檚 standards of modern zoo practice will remain in effect until 23 May 2027. 皇冠体育appse standards cover England and Scotland.
Standards of modern zoo practice 2027
皇冠体育app new standards of modern zoo practice 2027 will come into effect from 24 May 2027 and will cover Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
皇冠体育app new standards also include requirements with longer transition times. 皇冠体育appse are:
- new requirements for tethering birds of prey 鈥� these will come into effect on 1 January 2030 (read Appendix A6: birds of prey)
- the use of the free contact management, the ankus and electric goads for elephants must be phased out by 1 January 2030 (read Appendix A8: elephants)
- new requirements for enclosure sizes for elephants will come into effect on 1 January 2040 (read Appendix A8: elephants)
Zoo inspectors will refer to these standards when they carry out inspections.
Updates to this page
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Added the latest version of the 'Standards of modern zoo practice'.
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Added the updated appendix 8, section 8.8 on elephants.
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First published.