Prevention: principles |
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However, to save certain species from extinction, laws and regulations have been implemented over the last decades protecting non-domesticated exotic animals from exploitation. In most European countries some form of legal protection of animal well-being exists, but this legislation still has many shortcomings. The intrinsic value of animals is not being put first, and the commercial interests that go with the trade and possession of these animals are enormous. AAP sees non-domesticated, exotic animals as independent beings that should not represent any form of economic interest. In our philosophy, every animal should be treated as a living being with consciousness and feelings. Providing animals with the possibility to express their natural behaviour in surroundings that are as natural as possible is a key factor in this. |
Within the legal system of the European Union, animals are viewed as 'goods'. So, in principle, non-domesticated exotic animals can be traded, kept and used freely.
