Charity calls for total ban on tethering birds of prey

Freedom for Animals calls on government to end 'vastly cruel' practice by zoos

Zoos around the country are routinely only allowing birds of prey to fly for a few minutes a day and keeping them in cages smaller than their wingspans, an investigation has found.

A report by the anti-captivity charity Freedom for Animals, seen by the Guardian, details wild birds such as owls and falcons being tied to the ground on short leashes for long periods.