Amanda Holden seen locked in cage as she says 'it's nuts'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAmanda Holden has been seen locked in a cage as she railed against the confinement of big cats at zoos. The Britain's Got Talent judge was enclosed in a small cage in central London to demonstrate the restrictive living conditions.
The TV star was among a number of famous faces – including presenter Kirsty Gallagher and actress Jenny Seagrove – who were “held captive” in cages in London’s Leicester Square.
The protest was organised by wildlife charity Born Free in a bid to highlight how some animals such as lions, tigers and cheetahs are in “inadequate living spaces, unnatural social groupings, and distressing proximity to prey animals” in zoos across the UK and Europe. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill makes Rochelle Humes 'cry' as he shows 'intense training' Speaking about the confinement of big cats, Amanda told the PA news agency: "I still can’t believe in this day and age, with the empathy that we have and the causes that we have, that we’re still seeing caged big cats.
It’s nuts." The Heart Radio star, 53, continued: "I’m all about conservation, so that’s very important, but I think seeing zoos still containing beautiful wild creatures that should be running free needs to stop. “I understand that there’s an educational side, that people learn from observing these beautiful creatures, but… their captivity is not a good thing to be teaching or educating our children.
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