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Recently I visited a Zoo, not that this is something I would normally even consider, but the Wife wanted to take our Toddler to see the animals.
What a miserable place to go to, you would have to have no compassion at all to enjoy a visit.
In one cage there was a solitary Leopard, just pacing, pacing, pacing, it had obviously been driven mad by being stuck in a cage of no more than 30 feet by 60 feet.
The Lions had an area no larger than my back garden, even my pet cat has an area bigger than that, but he is free.
The Elephant enclosure was small and bland, these animals are supposed to be free to wander across whole continents.
The highlight of the visit was when a Vulture landed on a baby in a pushchair, it didn’t come to any harm, but it just proved that the bird show part of the Zoo experience was not too well controlled.
I could go on with my list of saddening sights that I saw that day, but it would fill pages.
I wouldn’t treat a pet that way, and don’t believe it should be allowed.
How do you feel about the ill-treatment of animals in Zoos?
My local zoo has been making some incredible improvements over the last decade. They're building a massive new exhibit for their sea lions and seals (all of which I think were rescued for various reasons) and I know they'll love it. They strive to have excellent, comfortable exhibits for the animals and have been giving up the animals they lack proper facilities for, or letting them stay and pass peacefully without replacing them.
Some zoos are good, some are awful, most have the best intentions and are limited by what they can manage to build. If you're concerned, talk to someone and see what you can do to help. Make a donation, volunteer your time, find a way to get them the funding the make the improvements I'm sure they want to make.
zoo animals are generally well fed, and well cared for. more and more zoos are going to large enclosures that are more natural style habitats. check out the san diego zoo, the southern arizona sonoran desert museum, among others.
I have mixed feelings about zoos in general. Some exhibits are better than others with regards to space and "natural" habitats, but some are downright horrific. The hippo and rhino exhibits at Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago comes to mind if anyone has seen it. However, I do think zoos play an important role in educating the populace about the plight of animals all over the world as well as instill an appreciation for all living things.
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Recently I visited a Zoo, not that this is something I would normally even consider, but the Wife wanted to take our Toddler to see the animals.
What a miserable place to go to, you would have to have no compassion at all to enjoy a visit.
In one cage there was a solitary Leopard, just pacing, pacing, pacing, it had obviously been driven mad by being stuck in a cage of no more than 30 feet by 60 feet.
The Lions had an area no larger than my back garden, even my pet cat has an area bigger than that, but he is free.
The Elephant enclosure was small and bland, these animals are supposed to be free to wander across whole continents.
The highlight of the visit was when a Vulture landed on a baby in a pushchair, it didn’t come to any harm, but it just proved that the bird show part of the Zoo experience was not too well controlled.
I could go on with my list of saddening sights that I saw that day, but it would fill pages.
I wouldn’t treat a pet that way, and don’t believe it should be allowed.
How do you feel about the ill-treatment of animals in Zoos?
zoos are about money,, sad but true.. been to one, never go again..
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