Petition · past parliament

Allow Chester Zoo to open, or allow them access to the Zoos Support Fund

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow Chester Zoo to reopen. They have been working hard to ensure their 128 acres of outdoor space is covid secure, but you say they cannot open. Yet beaches and parks and private ticketed gardens can open. Chester zoo can maintain numbers and social distancing.
The zoo contributes over £83.1 million to the regional economy, they support over 1700 jobs and protects wildlife in more than 30 countries. They are not able to access the Zoos Support Fund and they need £1.6 million per month to support endangered species. If you are refusing to allow them to open, then financially support them by allowing them access to the Zoos Support Fund.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place: Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place

Provide financial help to zoos, aquariums, & rescue centres during the pandemic: Provide financial help to zoos, aquariums, & rescue centres during the pandemic.

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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

3 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Jun 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.