Aquariums 'Mistreating' Their Animals; Report Claims Fish Show Signs of Distress
Sunday Herald › September 27, 2004
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NINE Scottish aquariums, including Deep Sea World in Fife and St Andrews Aquarium, have been criticised in a new animal welfare report.
The report - Beyond the Glass - was compiled by an undercover investigator who found high incidences of abnormal behaviour in fish and other animals, little academic research and deviations from world conservation practices in several of Scotland's most famous aquariums.See the full content of this document
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Aquariums 'Mistreating' Their Animals; Report Claims Fish Show Signs of Distress
Edinburgh-based campaign group Advocates for Animals, which arranged the inspections, is calling for public aquariums to be banned, and has written to the relevant local authorities detailing concerns.
The key findings are:lseven out o...See the full content of this document
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