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Captive Animal Welfare

Small changes making a big difference

hanoi Zoo in Vietnam’s capital and hangzhou Zoo in
eastern China are two of many captive animal facilities
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In a perfect world, no wild animal would
making life more bearable for the animals in their care – all
because of you.
be in captivity, but until that day, we

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can’t forget those who are.
Your generosity is allowing us to show animal keepers
simple, affordable ways to enrich the lives of the animals in
their care. Here’s how you helped some of these precious Bailey Liu

wild animals in 2016.
Animal Welfare oficer, Chengdu

Animals at hanoi Zoo now have some simple joys to help them pass the time

The macaques now have foraging boxes, extra boomer balls The lions have climbing/resting platforms and scratching
and puzzle feeders, new tyre swings and hammocks.
poles. These encourage more natural behaviour.

The tigers have scratching poles. A simple, affordable change The gibbons have new bamboo hammocks, and ropes to
that means so much.
swing from.

The civet cats have cosy sleeping baskets. Now they can One of the gibbons can see again after cataract surgery donated
snuggle up together.
by our vets and a team of ophthalmologists from the UK.

20hangzhou Zoo chimps are no longer isolated

zoo vets introduced new
animal welfare practices following

workshops with Animals Asia.

Popular Italian children’s author giuliana Corea writes

enchanting books with animal welfare messages and
donates the proceeds to Animals Asia. Giuliana also visits
All eight chimpanzees have been integrated and they love schools to read her fairy tales, spreading the message
it. Social isolation is very dificult for chimps. They also have that animals are our friends. Thank you Giuliana.

puzzle feeders and more furniture to climb and rest on.

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