The ZOOXXI Platform warns that the campaign does not end here and encourages all zoos worldwide to “cross the doors to the 21st century”

During today’s plenary session at the Barcelona City Council, the last session of this term, the ZOOXXI Citizens’ Initiative has been passed. The initiative proposes a modification of the Animal Protection, Possession and Sale Ordinance, which affects the Barcelona zoo.

After more than 10 years of investigation, mobilization and socialization for this project, this animal rights platform, now known for launching the first Citizens’ Initiative in Barcelona, has seen the ordinance be finally passed. It will drastically change Barcelona’s current zoo model.

The proposal includes a paradigm shift that can allow the zoo “to open up to nature” and invest most of its efforts on in-situ conservation for the protection of natural habitats.

Only animals whose reproduction can contribute to either long or short term conservation of the species, and who are meant to be reintroduced back into nature, will continue to be reproduced at the zoo.

A scientific and ethical committee with experts on each species will be in charge of deciding.

Furthermore, in few words, ZOOXXI also wants to add a technological side to the facility so that visitors can get to know the conservation programs the zoo is carrying out in situ, which they helped finance with their ticket. This will be possible through advanced immersive technologies that will allow visitors to learn about the natural behavior of animals “without causing any suffering”. ZOOXXI will also include the 3Rs center (Rescue, Recovery and Relocation) which will shelter animals that have been hurt, abandoned or seized from illegal trafficking.

The Platform also suggests the application of Compassionate Conservation and the creation of the first Scientific Studies Center on Animal Sentience. The new zoo model will encourage an educational model based on empathy towards animals, which according to scientific studies and various pilot studies, contributes to the prevention of bullying and results in better prosocial behavior while creating a “culture of peace”.

“Today has been a win for the planet and a loss for skepticism. Today people, empathy, ethics and freedom have won over the economic interests of animal captivity and illegal trafficking of species.

Today draws a line between what we were in the past and what we want to be now, while remembering, forgiving and acknowledging colonialist, despoiling and mercantilist thinking from the past.

We now have a planet to save, millions of animals to rescue, thousands of habitats to protect and hundreds of zoos to convince. We have not done all this work to reshape a zoo, we have worked to save habitats, to save the planet and that is why we need all zoos worldwide. From today, all zoos are invited to cross the doors to the 21st century” said Leonardo Anselmi, who coordinated the Citizens’ Initiative.

The goals of the initiative in image presentation

https://zooxxi.org/en/the-zooxxi-initiative-to-reshape-the-zoo-that-will-protect-the-planets-habitats-has-been-passed/

My comment: An interesting initiative and certainly an improvement over most of the current zoos.
However, the prerequisite is that we consider a zoo to be necessary, ethically acceptable and justifiable.

Nowhere we have read about the rights of these individual animals imprisoned for the stupid fun of the masses.
We also have not read about keeping iconic animals because they are a public magnet, like big cats, elephants, giraffes, etc.
Nowhere have we read about the conditions and the reproduction of natural habitats.

Perhaps there is much more information than in this small part, but this report has given the impression that it is more an improvement of slavery than a radical reform.
This is somewhat reminiscent of the debate on the cage size of lab rats instead of banning the systems that capture and use them.

My best regards to all, Venus

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The Korea Times reported on April 24, Animal rights groups have urged Seoul National University (SNU to dismiss a renowned veterinary professor, who is accused of abusing a retired working dog in animal tests.

The Korean Animal Rights Advocates (KARA), the Korean Welfare Animal Association and the Beagle Rescue Network (BRN) co-organized the event on the World Day for Laboratory Animals. “As the Animal Protection Law stipulates that working dogs are banned from being used in animal experimentation, how could Lee conduct experiments on this dog. His animal experiments with a retired working dog, which is unprecedented in the world, have become an object of derision and show the reality of animal rights in Korea,” they added.

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The EU has betrayed the “European idea” for democracy, solidarity and peace: the euro and banking crisis, migration crisis, foreign policy, economic policy … all this is in the EU’s account and we could even call it a heresy
But the worst betrayal of the EU is the betrayal of the animals.

On 14.02.2019, the majority of the EU Parliament rejected significant improvements for animal transport within the EU and in third countries.
A black day for the animals.
Also proposed improvements for torture conditions in transports in non-EU countries, such as Egypt or Turkey, were not accepted.

Animal transports from the Czech Republic to Iraq-Photo: Animals Angels

The majority of MEPs, as always, are only concerned with the profits of the “meat mafia.” That is, they are not interested in the immeasurable suffering of animals during transport; and it will continue!

The transport business requires 1.4 billion animals per year, of which 4 million “livestock” are transported from the EU to third countries every year: cattle, pigs, sheep and hens are these “slaughter animals”, who suffer cruelly in the transport – despite legal EU regulations.

Excrement and ammonia is animal cruelty

The Transport Regulation of the EU in Article 3 says:
-The animals must be transportable.
-The transport should be designed so that no injuries and suffering arise.
-Violence towards animals during transport is prohibited.
-Delays in transportation are also prohibited, unless the animals can be supplied with water and food.

Exhausted cow, due to birth of calf in truck-foto: Animals Anngel`s

In practice, however, there is no time limit for animal transport. The animals can in principle be transported endlessly. In addition, the EU regulation contains a large number of inaccurate provisions, which in practice are always interpreted to the detriment of the animals. They are usually transported in excess, the animals can hardly lie down to rest – injuries are predetermined.

Cow with broken horn-Foto: Animals Angels

In 2013, Danish MEP Dan Jørgensen launched the 8hours campaign with Animals Angels.
To date, and despite the 1.2 million signatures, the EU rejects this 8hours transport limit.

Sign of dehydration-Foto: Animals Angels

Enforcing the law is an illusion as long as there are long-distance transports.
On the other hand, Member States have a duty to ensure efficient enforcement of the legislation in animal transports.
Which is just a farce.

Days long waiting in customs-Foto: Animals Angels

Because after joining the EU, many countries took the opportunity to do real business with the animals. Thanks to the EU subsidies.

Romania: Illegal slaughter on the market-Foto: Animals Angels

Many animal rights organizations have documented the manure stalls in animal transports, in the crematoria for strays of various southern and eastern countries.
Unfortunately without results, that is: without sanctions for guilty parties.
They have proven that illegal crime against animals is tolerated, ignored and thus promoted by the EU.

Animal Welfare Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis is an agrarian lobbyist, a fur farmers supporter, a friend and helper to all animal exploiters.

According to Commissioner Andriukaitis, the animal welfare legislation is country thing, in other words: people! we cannot do anything!

Polish non-attached MEP Dobromir Sośnierz (MEP of the reactionary party Wolność / KORWIN) said in his speech to the European Commission, “Animals do not pay taxes and therefore we should not talk about them!”

We want to remind him that animals pay with their lives for people to make money. No EU- law protects them as persons, they apply as raw materials.

We only ask ourselves with horror, why should we pay the salary of such a mindless person.

“The Animal Welfare Policy of the European Commission is a Dirty Animal Welfare Policy,” said MEP Stefan Eck.

Yes! It is fact, the EU has failed.
In that sense, it makes no sense for anyone to be involved in these fiasco elections.

My best regards to all, Venus

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