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For an End to Pinioning: The Case Against the Legal Mutilation of Birds in Captivity
Journal of Animal Ethics 4 (1):1-4, (2014)
Abstract
This article discusses the "pinioning" of birds in English zoos. Pinioning is the partial amputation of a bird’s wing and renders the individual permanently flightless. Around 5,650 birds have been pinioned in five Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) zoos in England. Licenses are held by the WWT under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to allow the shooting of free-living birds in order to prevent interference with the captive pinioned birds. The associated practices of pinioning and shooting are considered in legal and ethical contexts. It is concluded that there is no compelling case to support the continuation of pinioning.Other Versions
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