Shopping malls play cross-border horses and birds. Environmentalists： Not in favor of displaying animals.

　　Some citizens said it was "good" and some citizens said it was "bad for animals"

　　Recently, some citizens sent a message in a circle of friends saying, why can birds be kept in a shopping mall? And this shopping mall for experiential consumption display is Guangzhou Fashion Tianhe Commercial Plaza. Is it good to keep birds and horses in the mall? Some citizens think that this kind of display is quite interesting, but others say that shopping malls are too noisy and not good for animals.

　　Text, Figure/Guangzhou Daily All-Media Reporter Zhang Lu, Du Juan

　　Visit:

　　Two peacocks in the central area of the shopping mall attract attention

　　Yesterday, the reporter visited Guangzhou Fashion Tianhe Commercial Plaza and found that there was a big birdcage where fake dinosaurs were placed in the central area. There were more than ten birds in the cage, the most conspicuous of which were two peacocks. Most of the time, they stood quietly on the fake tree with their backs to tourists, leaving people with a back.

　　Miss Wu, who handed out leaflets near the birdcage, said, "I saw peacocks here last year. Shopping malls are shopping malls. Why should we get some animals?" It’s noisy here, which is not good for animals. They are all listless, so it’s better to put them back in the zoo. "

　　The reporter found that the music of the surrounding businesses was loud and the environment was very noisy. Most of the tourists passing by just picked up their mobile phones to take some photos and left in less than a few minutes.

　　Mr. Chen, a tourist who is looking at the peacock, said: "I passed by here before, and I didn’t know what it was because of the lack of light and the distance." Today, I took a closer look and found that there are peacocks here. The idea of putting peacocks here is still good and interesting. But they are not very active, and they have not seen the screen for a long time. " Mr. Chen suggested that the fake dinosaur next to it is quite good, and it is good to put some static things in the shopping mall. After all, everyone will not stay here for a long time.

　　Experience:

　　When the mall smells of horses and birds, it smells good.

　　The reporter visited and found that there are not only peacocks in the fashion Tianhe, but also animals in two places. Two rows of bird cages, three on each side, were placed in the aisle at the entrance of the Sweet Turn Restaurant in Zhongwu Street, and a white bird was placed in each cage, totaling six birds. These six cages are all on the table, and chairs are also provided beside the table for tourists to interact with the birds in their leisure time. In contrast, birds are more active and can be heard from time to time.

　　Visitors sitting here for a rest have teased birds, sat playing with mobile phones, and picked up selfie sticks to take photos with caged birds.

　　When we reached the middle of Zhonger Street and Zhongwu Street, a bad smell came from the nose. It turned out that someone had brought the horse and was cleaning it up. The staff said: "There are horses, peacocks, birds and other animals here."

　　"This horse has been here for two or three months, and the time for peacocks and birds is even longer. The show time of horses is from 2: 30 pm to 6: 30 pm, and the rest of the time is in the stable. Peacocks are displayed 24 hours a day and will be taken care of and fed every day. " The staff introduced that there are two people who are responsible for taking care of these animals. The horses are shipped from Shandong and the peacocks are from Indonesia. He said: "The animals are put here to attract customers, and the viewing is quite good."

　　Environmentalists:

　　Not in favor of displaying animals in shopping malls.

　　The staff of Fashion Tianhe Property said: "The original intention of placing animals is that shopping malls should provide consumers with experiences and display ornamental things." The staff also stressed that the animal display is irregular. "Animals are not always raised or purchased by us, but we cooperate with other farms. For example, now we show this animal this season. After a while, the farm said that some better animals are more attractive and we will replace them. "

　　So how to choose animals? The staff member said: "The first criterion for choosing animals is beauty, and the second is to consider the limitations of the site. We can’t put camels here, and we won’t show some rare animals. We will choose some docile animals that have a certain affinity with customers. " Regarding how to protect animals, the staff said that the cooperative farm has full-time medical staff and breeders to provide services for these animals. They will clean and disinfect the facilities every day, feed, clean and inspect the animals.

　　Regarding the animal display in shopping malls, Chen Bingchao, a member of the Guangzhou local environmental protection organization "Nature Conservation Society of Birds, Animals, Insects and Trees", said: "The animal display in shopping malls depends on whether the symbols do not meet the corresponding standards, how big the venue is, whether it is suitable for animal activities, whether there are professionals to raise animals or whether the animals get proper medical care when they are sick. But generally speaking, the activity space of shopping malls is too small to meet the standards. From the perspective of the survival of animals themselves, it is best to return to nature, because nature is the environment in which they live. "

　　Reporter’s notes

　　Cross-disciplinary old people and animals can’t get through.

　　Fashion Tianhe Commercial Plaza is located in the most famous Tianhe business district in Guangzhou, where customers and tourists gather from all over the world. According to the plan, Tianhe Road business district will be compared with world-famous business districts such as Tokyo, Paris, new york and Hongkong to build a world-class business district. Merchants need innovation and cross-border, but cross-border integration of new formats does not necessarily have an idea from animals.

　　Many wildlife conservation scholars and people in the industry disapprove of displaying animals in a narrow space, which not only involves animal welfare issues, but also has the problem of "zoonosis". Besides, bird flu is not far away now, how can we ensure that poultry kept indoors are harmless to people?

　　Previously, Zhengjia Plaza, which is also the Tianhe business district, planned to build an indoor zoo, which has caused controversy. Xie Meng, its vice chairman, actively listened to the opinions of all parties and said bluntly: "If everyone objects, we can consider not building a zoo." Xie Meng believes that cross-border integration and development means that the commercial economy should cross the border in the fields of experience economy, culture, education, popular science and art. In his view, the cross-border integration and development of Tianhe Road business circle has begun to take shape, and the composite ecology of business travel and culture has taken shape. I’m afraid such a business circle with multiple experiences really doesn’t need a few more birds and horses to attract more consumers.

　　Business needs imagination, and business needs to be kind to animals and human beings.