It is time PATA ZOO should listen to animal rights activists worldwide

The zoo where 200 animals are kept caged and made to perform tricks for visitors... on top of a department store By SIMON TOMLINSON PUBLISHED: 10:24 GMT, 28 June 2013 | UPDATED: 14:40 GMT, 28 June 2013 1,199 shares 100 View comments Welcome to the controversial zoo where gorillas, tigers and penguins are held in cages and forced to perform tricks on top of a department store. The animals occupy the upper two floors of the Pata store in the bustling Bang Phlat area of Bangkok, Thailand.The conditions have prompted animal welfare groups worldwide to call for its closure. Edwin Wiek, founder of Thailand's Wildlife Friends Foundation, who campaigns for the zoo's closure, said: 'There are many good reasons why the zoo should be closed. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2350609/The-zoo-200-animals-kept-caged-perform-tricks-visitors--department-store.html#ixzz2ckChpwoq Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook