Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us.
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Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?
  • Seraph@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    This is bizarre. Why do European zoos refuse to use contraception as population control rather than… Well I hope that giraffe was the exception.

    Odd but I think the US zoos are slightly more ethical on this one.

    • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
      25·
      1 year ago

      If you look further at the article you’ll find it’s hardly an exception:

      but executive director Dr Lesley Dickie estimates that somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 animals are “management-euthanised” in European zoos in any given year.