2023年1月16日

世界動物保護組織2023年1月16日星期一提供的新聞世界動物保護組織敦促負責任的旅行者加入我們，挑戰這些公司為動物做得更好。2023年1月16日00:01倫敦——根據世界動物保護組織的一份報告，TUI Musement、GetYourGuide、Trip.com、AttractionTickets.com和Jet2holidays等公司仍在利用野生動物牟利，盡管84%的英國公民認為旅遊經營者不應該出售導致野生動物痛苦的活動。根據《真正負責任的旅行者》的報告，這些旅遊品牌提供的一些殘酷的野生動物活動包括騎大象、與老虎幼崽自拍以及與海豚遊泳。該研究回顧了9家領先的旅遊公司對動物福利和野生動物友好型旅遊的承諾，旨在幫助度假者規劃野生動物友好型度假。每年有成千上萬的野生動物被迫為遊客娛樂表演，或成為遊客“體驗”的對象，這些對它們來說是非常不自然和有壓力的。例如，娛樂中的大象是在野外捕獲的，或在圈養中出生，並在 很小的時候從它們的母親身邊被帶走。然後，他們遭受暴力訓練製度，造成巨大的身體和心理傷害。用於娛樂的海豚大多是人工飼養的(盡管仍有一些是從野外捕獲的)，並被養在貧瘠的水箱中，這是它們自然棲息地的一小部分，這給這些奇妙的動物帶來了巨大的痛苦。負責任的旅行意味著永遠不要在你的行程中包括圈養野生動物的娛樂或體驗，拒絕向那些聲稱提供負責任、可持續旅行，卻繼續從野生動物剝削中獲利的旅遊公司預訂假期。報告還顯示，近年來，Airbnb和Booking.com等旅遊公司為保護野生動物采取了重大積極措施。 Expedia has improved in some areas, having stopped selling captive dolphin entertainment in 2021. Katheryn Wise, World Animal Protection, Wildlife Campaign Manager, said: “Holiday makers have made it clear; they don’t want tour operators selling animal suffering, but the reality is, suffering is still being sold under the guise of entertainment. Who you book your holiday with matters. TUI Musement, Jet2holidays, GetYourGuide Trip.com and Attraction Tickets.com are STILL exploiting captive wild animals. “World Animal Protection is urging responsible travellers to join us in challenging these companies to do better for animals. Real responsible travellers have the power to act and create lasting change for wild animals by refusing to support companies that still treat wild animals as commodities who they can exploit for profit. “For more information on how you can make a difference visit our Real Responsible Travel Page at www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/real-responsible-traveller . “We are also urging the UK government to take action by passing the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill, which sees its second parliamentary reading take place on February 3rd. This important bill intends to stop the sale and advertising of activities abroad which involve low standards of welfare for animals.” The Real Responsible Traveller report builds on World Animal Protection’s 2020 Tracking the Travel Industry report, which assessed Airbnb, AttractionTickets.com, Booking.com, DER Touristik, Expedia, Flight Centre, GetYourGuide, Klook,  The Travel Corporation, Viator, Trip.com and TUI Musement. World Animal Protection commissioned the University of Surrey who independently analysed the public commitments travel companies have, and haven’t, made. Companies were scored across four key areas:      Commitment: Availability and quality of published animal welfare policies and how applicable they are to all their brands Targets and performance: Availability and scope of published time bound targets and reports on progress towards meeting animal welfare commitments Changing industry supply: Availability and quality of engagement with suppliers and the overall industry, to implement wildlife-friendly changes Changing consumer demand: Availability and quality of educational animal welfare content and tools to empower consumers to make wildlife-friendly travel choices World Animal Protection then checked to see if they offered any of the five “animal attractions”:     Elephant rides, feeding and washing   Feeding or petting primates