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Let's change Murcia has today expressed its support for the gathering convened by collectives, independent people and animalistic associations for tomorrow, at 10 o'clock, in the Circular Square, with the aim of denouncing the activities organized by Terra Natura and the Town Hall on the occasion of the tenth Anniversary of the park, including an exhibition of animals in the center of the city.

The councilor for municipal training, Margarita Guerrero, has emphasized the need to offer a "unitary response" against "any action that implies infringing the rights of animals" and, in this sense, has criticized the work of zoos " As anachronistic spaces that have become prisons for beings who have committed no crime. "

In his view, the Government team should put a stop to this situation and "not give support" to these entities that keep the animals in captivity.

In the case of Murcia, the City Council allocates more than three million euros per year to a private business such as Terra Natura, an amount that exceeds the annual budget for the policies of Youth and Development Cooperation juntas.Para Guerrero, public administrations do not Can justify the supposed pedagogical work of the zoos since it is a private business whose priority is the economic benefit, that is to say, to make money with the exhibition of animals, prioritizing the maintenance of the facilities and other expenses against the welfare of its tenants .

"This activity is in addition to many others funded by the City Council in which business or entertainment prevail at the cost of animal suffering," said the mayor, who recalled that there are alternatives to these "jails" such as the citizens' initiative Barcelona ZOOXXI , Which consists of the reconversion of zoological parks as they are known today in order to "adapt them to the science and ethics of our time."

Other possibilities to know the fauna, Guerrero explained, are the visit to recovery centers, where the animals are kept from situations of mistreatment or abandonment, or the display of educational documentaries and plays, among others.

Source: Cambiemos Murcia