Charity calls for total ban on tethering birds of prey
by Amy Walker and Frances Perraudin from Environment | The Guardian on (#4J3N3)
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.
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