Wild animals made headlines in several places today.
Here in Ontario, the Community Safety Minister, Madeleine Meilleur, announced changes to protect animals. These include more money and power for the OSPCA (Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), inspections of all zoos and aquariums in the province, and specific guidelines for the care of marine mammals, like the whales and dolpins in marine parks. This will mean that the provinces' 60 zoos and aquariums will be inspected regularly and will need to be registered. Learn more about these changes in the Toronto Star
In the east coast of Canada, the mayors of Atlantic Canada announced that they want that their government to make some new rules about how and where exotic animals are kept. This is in reaction to a terrible tragedy in which 2 young boys were killed by a snake, an African rock python, when they were sleeping in an apartment about a pet store in Campbelton, New Brunswick. Learn more about this issue at CBCNews
And outside of Canada the Government of England has made a decision to ban the use of all wild animals in circuses. The ban will be fully in effect by the end of 2015. Many leading charities and animal welfare organizations worked together to speak out against wild animals being used in circuses. Wild animals in circuses live in very unnatural environments and endure constant travelling and cramped temporary cages. Learn more about this exciting news in the Express
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