Dear All

Recent reports in The Shropshire Star suggest that the Zoo being built at
Walford College (between Shrewsbury and Oswestry) has been given council
support, not just as an animal care centre come zoo, but also as a place where
families can take holidays! Imagine monkeys, kept in captivity, so that a
college can diversify and make more money!

See: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/publish/article_12546.shtml and
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/publish/article_13318.shtml for details.

We're very keen to start a campaign against this development. Several people
lodged, at the very least, verbal objections with the council following our
email last month and clearly these had little effect. If anyone has any ideas,
we'll be pleased to hear them! The Captive Animals Protection Society
(www.captiveanimals.org) are on the case, and we're waiting for their ideas too.

Walford have an open weekend next weekend. While it would probably be
counter-productive to organise a demo at this stage, people may want to visit
and see what they can find out. Please be polite.

We will keep you updated of what's going on...watch this space.

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!UNTIL ALL ARE FREE!
Shropshire Animal Action

www.geocities.com/animals_salop/
07986 079514

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FOR THE 500 ANIMALS WHO DIE DAILY AT HLS, FOR THE 1000s WHO DIE WORLDWIDE EVERY
HOUR, BE THERE:
WORLD DAY FOR LAB ANIMALS - APRIL 17.
Coach Leaves Shrewsbury 9.00am, Telford 9.30am
www.shac.net or call local contacts Steve & Cathy on 07904 375178



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