Representation of WAZA at IATA

Representation of WAZA at the IATA Live Animals and Perishables Board Advisory Panel

WAZA represented its members on the Advisory Panel to the Live Animals and Perishables Board (LAPB) for the seventh year in a row. LAPB is a body within the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – a trade association representing over 250 airlines around the world – which publishes the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR), considered to be the global standard for air transportation of live animals.

WAZA’s representation on the LAPB Advisory Panel offers zoos and aquariums a unique chance to contribute to the future of ethical animal transportation and to shape the regulations in which they have to comply.

This collaboration has resulted in positive results for the zoo and aquarium community in recent years, with the reduction of excessive restrictions for the benefit of zoo animal transport and conservation breeding programmes.