Baby orangutans at Phuket Zoo are legal, says official

[snoop1130]

Baby orangutans at Phuket Zoo are legal, says official

 

Officials from the 5th Area Office of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Office inspect Phuket Zoo in July. Photo: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

 

PHUKET:-- Two baby orangutans which are being kept at Phuket Zoo have been obtained following the correct legal procedures an official from the Phuket Wildlife and Plant Conservation Office confirmed to The Phuket News today (Oct 31).

 

The Phuket News learned of the baby orangutans arriving at the zoo from Facebook posts from some people instrumental in the saving of orangutan Milo from Phuket Zoo earlier this year.

 

Songchai Tongboonyang of the 5th Area Office of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation told The Phuket News that the two baby orangutans, one male and the other female, were acquired by Phuket Zoo from Safari World in Bangkok earlier this month.

 

“The male and female orangutans were born in Thailand and were originally housed at Safari World,” he said.

 

“They are both still very young,” he added.

 

Mr Songchai said he didn’t know the value of the animals, but he did reiterate that the orangutans were acquired following the correct legal procedures.

 

“The animals were transferred to Phuket following the correct procedures, and all the necessary documentation has been completed,” he said.

 

“I have informed that zoo that if any media wants to see the animals or asks about them, then they should give the media access to the zoo and allow them to report,” he said.

 

Meanwhile, Piyawat Sukon, Chief of the Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Office in Thalang which is responsible for the welfare of wildlife animals in Phuket and neighbouring provinces has confirmed that the 5th Area office of the Department of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation visited Phuket Zoo in July to carry out a routine check, and that following the visit the zoo has been asked to make some improvements to the facility.

 

“After the inspection we ordered Phuket Zoo to improve some parts of the facility. One point was the elephant enclosure, and I understand this has been improved already.

 

Full Story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/baby-orangutans-at-phuket-zoo-are-legal-says-official-59662.php#vBlIUYzAbZygzaxu.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-10-31

[stevenl]

Legal and right are not always the same.

[LivinginKata]

Zoo should be completely closed in my opinion ...

[klauskunkel]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Baby orangutans at Phuket Zoo are legal, says official

and why are they legal? Because the official said so.

[Farang99]

35 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

and why are they legal? Because the official said so.

And how much  did it cost to get this opinion?

[bokningar]

On 10/31/2016 at 6:10 PM, stevenl said:

Legal and right are not always the same.

This time more like shame 

After this nasty story, how can they get a permit

 

  

Edited November 2, 2016 by bokningar