This is an excerpt from an article written and published online by Traveller24 on 04 November, 2019
Animal interactions continue to be an issue, in a tourism industry striving to offer more sustainable and responsible activities.
As a result, the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA) has developed a comprehensive Tool to assist the international travel industry, visitors and volunteers to make ethical and morally informed decisions around which types of tourism facilities they should or should not support in Southern Africa.
They launched their Animal Interaction Guidelines comes after a 12-month study into Animal Interactions in the tourism industry and the impact that these experiences have had on the image of South Africa.
Click here to view the full Guide by SATSA: Evaluating Captive Wildlife Attractions & Activities