https://nationworldnews.com/ottawa-bans-captive-monkeys-and-elephants/
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After whales and dolphins, Ottawa intends to ban keeping elephants and great
apes in captivity in the country “because of the cruelty they represent”.
A bill was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday to ban anyone from taking an
elephant or a great ape, a term that includes chimpanzees, gorillas and
orangutans. Only a few exceptions are given, especially in matters of
preservation of a species or for scientific research.
“The recapture of any elephant or great ape in Canada must meet very strict
criteria demonstrating that the activity is for animal welfare, conservation or
science,” commented the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven
Guilbeault.
Senator Marky Klyne of Saskatchewan sponsored the bill that was introduced on
Tuesday. “It is upsetting to know that according to current standards, a person
does not need to hold a permit to own a chimpanzee in some regions of Canada,”
he lamented to explain the interest of his fee.
Elephants, for their part, are very intelligent animals that suffer when kept
in captivity or presented to the public in an unnatural environment, added the
senator in the second reading of the law on Thursday.
The law banning the captivity of great apes and elephants is part of a series
of laws adopted to better protect animals in the country and elsewhere in the
world."
Via
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