Breaking News English

One of the world's top travel companies is its tours to many of the planet's top animal attractions. STA Travel, which holidays, flights and accommodation for 2.5 million students a year, has it will no longer tours to places where animals not free. This means it will not elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as tours to SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only to places it knew were good to animals. Many STA customers about the tours to some places, so it started to its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: "We this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from animal welfare experts."

SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's decision. It STA to the high standards of animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities by animal rights groups may have STA make this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: "There no higher priority for SeaWorld than the safety of our employees and guests and the welfare of our animals." STA said it would at more places that animals. It said: "We are very much at the beginning of this journey. It really important we do it over time, what the issues and work with organisations that really understand those issues." The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all at theme parks.