As a contender for unexpected headline of the year, this one (from The Times), might take some beating. Yet another social ill laid at Brexit's door. How unusual.
– "Our zoos are custodians. With the increase in red tape it is difficult to move the same number of animals around.”
So said Malcolm Fitzpatrick, London zoo’s chief zoological officer.
– "Before Brexit, the zoo transferred 400 animals a year. Last year it moved only 38."
Specialist hauliers now have to be certified to operate in the UK and the EU, leaving only one company that can move giraffes, it seems.
Over 75 organisations have demanded that prime minister adds to his in-tray and fixes the problem.
Some, of course, might well think that this lessening of the transportation [ export/import ] of live animals is one of the fabled Brexit benefits that we're all looking for. I couldn't possible say.
Fascinating problem that seems to highlight the most efficient way of destroying any system that humans try to manage - assign it to a bureaucrat!