• LizEnglish
    17·
    6 months ago

    Because the attraction rallies support for preserving and protecting their natural habitat. Zoos act as promotional centers for conservation.

    • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
      39·
      6 months ago

      Zoos act as promotional centers for conservation.

      But they aren’t necessary for conservation. Conservation can occur without zoos.

      • LizEnglish
        9·
        6 months ago

        Yes, but conservation is not a binary condition. Zoos are responsible for more conservation than we would otherwise have without them.

        • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
          15·
          6 months ago

          So you acknowledge that zoos are not necessary for conservation?

          • LizEnglish
            21·
            6 months ago

            Not in a binary sense, no. Such thinking isn’t useful, however. Zoos are a very strong net good fot animals, with minimal downsides (assuming the zoo keepers aren’t calloused assholes).

              • LizEnglish
                2·
                6 months ago

                Yes I’m well aware of the difficulties involved, but they can be mitigated, as your source explains. There’s more issues than just keeping them from going stir-crazy, but a proper zoo (the only kind I advocate for) will do their best to address all of them.

                  • LizEnglish
                    2·
                    6 months ago

                    You and I have different moral systems and you think that hammering a deal-breaker for you will cause me to change my mind, when I’m perfectly okay with causing a small harm in order to secure a much much greater good.

      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
        62·
        6 months ago

        I love when people like you suddenly come up with a hot take that absolutely no one has ever thought through ever in the past hundreds of years.