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Saturday, 7 January 2012


Nic's Christmas tree - already more dead than alive
Nic's Christmas tree - already more dead than alive


Help animals by recycling your Christmas tree

IF you still haven’t taken down your real Christmas tree and want it to go to a good home instead of landfill, you might want to look to your local zoo.

Paignton Zoo in Devon is asking for old Christmas tree donations for their animals. The trees will be used to enrich the homes of all sorts of animals, from meerkats to tapirs.

Phil Knowling, a spokesperson for the zoo, says: “The Zoo can make use of old Christmas trees, so long as they haven’t been sprayed with fake snow, glitter or needle glue, as all of these may be toxic.”

The local Scout group will be collecting trees on 7 and 8 January for the Zoo for a minimum donation of £5.

If you don’t live close to Paignton Zoo, why not speak to your local zoos to see if they can use old trees for their animals instead of sending them to landfill.





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  • kicky105 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 7 January 2012 @ 10:23

    I think it's really good that we have somethign to do with our christmas trees and they will be put to good use!