Ecoflix Education: Ethics
Sir David Amess Children's Parliament Part 2 with Mark Jones
Season 4, Episode 3
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16m
Hosted by Patron Anna Firth MP the Sir David Amess UK Children’s Parliament takes centre stage as young voices demand action on animal cruelty in global tourism, interviewing Mark Jones, Head of Policy at the Born Free Foundation, who explains the wider impact of animal exploitation from primates and dolphins to bears and reptiles, on conservation, public perception, and education. Together, the children and expert highlight how laws, empathy, and consumer choices can drive change. Blending the urgency of lived testimony with the optimism of youth, the film captures a rare moment where the next generation steps into Parliament to demand justice for the voiceless.
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