London Zoo’s Drunken “Zoo Lates” Parties Threaten Animal Welfare

in Animal News on July 22, 2014

More than 6,000 people attend each Zoo Lates event: alcohol-filled Friday night parties held at London Zoo, which are advertised as an “after party with the animals.” Sources at the zoo have raised serious concerns about the impact on animals’ sleep and stress levels. Drunken incidents include a man pouring beer over a tiger, and reports of individual visitors attempting to enter animals’ enclosures.

Link: The Guardian

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