⭕Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has compared life in lockdown to the situation animals fa🍸ce while trapped in captivity and urged his followers to boycott zoos and circuses.

The six-time world♛ champion drew the comparison amid the United Kingdom’s current period of lo🐎ckdown and strict social distancing measures enforced due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In a story post on his Instagram account, Hamilton shared images of a panda in a zoo enclosure and asked his 14.9million followers to co🌟nsider how animals feel in captivity.

“If you are home on༒ lockdown, perhaps you can feel a little of what the animals in captivity go through everyday, their entires lives stopped from the𒊎m,” he said.

“In future, please don’t go to any zoos or ci🐽rcuses because this is what our money goes to supporting. #nomorezoos #freedom.”

Hamilton is often♓ outspoken in his views and has regularly been an advocate for positive change ඣand pushed the benefits of a plant-based diet, as well as sharing his concerns about animal welfare and the environment.

The 35-year-old Briton visited the Wires Wildlife Rescue centre in Australia at the start of March to help raise awareness following the deadly b✨ushfires which recently ravaged Australia.