World Animal Day, no holiday animals are you okay?

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The day before yesterday, the online heat passed a message, a wild zoo in Shenzhen, a horse hauling sightseeing vehicles, on the uphill suddenly fell to death. It was alleged that the horse was dead alive. Although the park side finally said that the autopsy found that the horse died of heart failure, "not related to fatigue."

And yesterday is just the World Animal Day, many netizens put forward, some attractions to attract tourists, still in the country to stop the animal performance, and even let some animals overload performance work, the park in the area of animal survival and safety problems should arouse concern of the relevant departments.

So, in the golden Week to greet tourists in Hangzhou Zoo and Hangzhou Wildlife World animals, they in the National Day holiday "overtime" situation? Yesterday, reporters also went to a probe.

Animal performances in zoos open as usual

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter arrived at Hangzhou Zoo on the road of Hangzhou Tiger running. Although it is already 4 o'clock in the afternoon, many tourists still buy tickets at the entrance.

It is understood that October 1 this day, in Hangzhou, all the toll scenic spots, the number of tourists in the first is the Hangzhou zoo, after a few days, the total number of tourists have been wandering in the first three, every day visitors are around 25,000 people.

After the entrance of the reporter found that all the park in the animal classification venues, are purely visitors nature, did not arrange any animal performances. However, there is an acrobatic museum in the park, which will launch a series of animal performances on a regular basis for free viewing by tourists.

According to the opening timetable at the entrance of the acrobatic hall, between March and October, Monday to Friday, every day will perform 5 games, weekends and holidays, 6 performances a day, each performance time in half an hour or so.

The circus is a circular building with a 360-degree auditorium around the venue and an animal performing area in the middle. Goats Walk the bridge, bear roller skating, cycling, elephants show and other projects take turns staged.

The reporter noted that the trainer will take a variety of lures, directing animals to make a variety of movements, the entire performance process, did not see the trainer to make excessive intimidation of the action, the animals did not show the appearance of shock.

In Hangzhou Wildlife World, the reporter noted that the park had previously opened a project, tourists can hold a small lion, small tiger photo, but there is no. The staff told the reporter, this kind of person and the animal 0 distance contact project, has been canceled for a long time.

In the park, there are currently two animal performances, and similar to the Shenzhen Wildlife Park such as horse-drawn such participatory projects, the reporter found a circle also did not find, asked the staff also said is never.

Hangzhou Zoo: The end of the year contract will be canceled animal performance

Although the animal performance in the zoo looks very harmonious, in 2013, the Ministry of Housing and Urban and rural construction issued the National Zoo Development Program, called for the elimination of all kinds of animal performances.

In this respect, a head of the China Zoo Association, which is responsible for compiling the platform, has said that the animal performance of the circus outside the zoo does not fall within the scope of the "stop performance" mentioned in the outline, but "as long as the animals in the zoo, whether their own zoo animals, or circus animals, are not allowed." ”

Wang Hongbo, deputy director of the Hangzhou Zoo office, said that since the Ministry of Housing, the Department of Animal performance, the zoo has been gradually canceled.

"A few years ago, there are also animals like tigers in the fire circle, lions roll hydrangea and other visual effects look more exciting performance, but because there is a certain degree of harm, now have no." It should be said that at present all the animal performances have been canceled, because the beast has a certain danger, but also may cause harm to tourists, now the performance is relatively humane. ”

Wang Hongbo also explained that the reason why the animal performance was not all canceled, mainly because the zoo is currently only providing venues for acrobatics Hall, all the performing animals and trainers are not owned by the zoo, but with the relevant units signed a performance contract, the contract has not expired. By the end of the year, the zoo will no longer renew and animal performances will be canceled, and the circus will be converted to acrobatic performances and animal displays.

Hangzhou Wildlife World:

Animal performance more prominent animal nature

In Hangzhou Wildlife World, a two-day large-scale animal show is being staged. The reporter noted that the audience attendance is very high, tourists with children's family tour mainly. The performance was quite popular, with applause and cheers above the waves.

According to the site staff, the performance has always been the park's "popularity King", many tourists are directed at the animal show.

In charge of animal management in the park, Master Ma said the animal performance in the park is still reserved, but the main content of animal behavior display.

"For example, we're going to let the Tigers perform jumps and flutter in order to let visitors see the Tigers in the wild, but they will not allow them to perform the animal cruelty of the fire-drill." Master Ma said.

Holiday traffic increased, animal performance will also increase the number of games, the zoo animals will be "overwhelmed"?

"Our usual performance is two games a day, if the number of visitors that day, may increase to 3, but will not let the animals do overload performance." "For the animal world, animal health must be a priority," says Master Ma. Because the current animal performance is not heavy for animals, even if sometimes small "overtime" once, also in the affordable range.

However, as a person who has dealt with animals for many years, Master Ma said that it is normal for the zoo or the circus to train the animals and perform the performances, and there is no need to make a fuss or even "a stick to death".

"In fact, training animals is very normal, as long as it is not abuse, there is no need to see too serious." and the animal performance project is relatively popular, many tourists are actually directed at the show. ”

Many tourists like to "think self-righteous"

Expressing "friendliness" to animals

Yesterday in the visit, the reporter found that in the popularity of animal awareness, animal treatment has been significantly improved, but the quality of tourists still need to improve, there are still many tourists with "self-righteous" way to express "friendly" to animals.

Hangzhou Zoo has a number of venues are open, can always forbid tourists disorderly feeding food behavior.

Monkey Hall is a hardest hit, the ground strewn with leaves, peel, crackers, bread, and even plastic bags, drink bottles, a mess, like a dump.

Hangzhou Zoo Research and Education section chief Ching said, one to the holiday, disorderly feeding situation is particularly serious, has become a "holiday sickness", but the park can only be persuaded, while reducing the number of normal animal feed.

In some semi-enclosed venues, many tourists like to slap glass and animals to greet. Ching says some animals are even scared, which is bad for the health and mood of animals.

Workers in the Hangzhou wildlife world are also plagued by tourists. Staff told reporters that this is not light by reducing the normal feeding of animals can be managed, as tourists feed the food is more greasy, afraid of affecting the health of animals.

Author: Genzhen Yi Wen