UK to get new safari park

[kiang]

Exciting proposals have been released for a new safari park in the UK, this will be the first opened in the country in over 40 years.
Located in Castle Combe, on land owned by a racing circuit.
Should quite a drive through

Castle Combe Circuit - Circuit News - CASTLE COMBE TO GET ITS OWN SAFARI PARK!

 

[Maguari]

*checks date posted VERY carefully*

Ah, yes. As I thought.

 

[IanRRobinson]

Quite...

 

[Clouded Leopard]

It is simply not acceptable to put profits before the lives of these magnificent animals!

 

[Stefka]

The project is seen as a long term one by the circuit, which plans to raise its own animals so they will gradually acclimatise to the racing environment. “Because the animals will effectively be surrounded by the track, there was a fear they could be frightened by the sound of the cars on race days. So the idea is to breed our own animals so they will become used to being in the middle of a race track. It’s even possible they could enjoy the racing themselves and come to watch through the fence” said Marshallsay.

Seriously? This is a joke, right?

 

[Maguari]

Seriously? This is a joke, right?

Erm, yes.

(seriously fellow Zoochatters, check the date that news story was posted! )

 

[Stefka]

Erm, yes.

(seriously fellow Zoochatters, check the date that news story was posted! )

erm.. ok... didn´t realize it was April 1st today.. so.. this was supposed to be funny?

 

[Pertinax]

I guess Motor Racing enthusiasts who regulrly visit might have had a laugh at this idea- but it rather escaped me!

 

[Maisie]

Count me among the petrolheads. I don't think it'd work. Most of the sort of cars that visit Castle Combe would be going too quickly to get much of a view of the animals, but I do have an amusing vision in my head of some poor kid with their head out of a Ferrari window, ice cream being whipped away by the wind, yelling "Daddy, SLOW DOWN!!!"