prisons for animals that committed no crimes...Zoos should be banned
we have one close by that only takes animals that cannot be returned to the wild. got deer, hawks and owls unable to fly, bobcats, snakes that were injured and brought in. not ALL zoos are horrible places that work or abuse their charges. many are educational in nature via school groups & research on the animals involved. their exposure of rare and interesting wildlife shows the general public WHY land conservation and travel corridors are so critical. our zoo in Knoxville is/or was a major breeder of tigers, a species clinging to life in the wild and with no excess for zoo displays...prisons for animals that committed no crimes...
yeah, my uncle works at a bird rescue place that tries to rehab all types of birds that are in need of repair. Its not a zoo, as they don't put them on display for the general public for an admission price. I saw this one antelope at a zoo when I was a kid, it was on the other side of a fence, laying down with its head on the ground facing the fence. It was motionless except for its eyes that were following the people walking by. Also saw a polar bear sitting on the ground rocking back and forth non-stop, like it had gone crazy or something. Pretty sad, so regardless of the good some do, I don't like them. Lots of zoos just kill their animals when they get too old for public display, but not to worry, they just breed more like the tiger you mention.we have one close by that only takes animals that cannot be returned to the wild. got deer, hawks and owls unable to fly, bobcats, snakes that were injured and brought in. not ALL zoos are horrible places that work or abuse their charges. many are educational in nature via school groups & research on the animals involved. their exposure of rare and interesting wildlife shows the general public WHY land conservation and travel corridors are so critical. our zoo in Knoxville is/or was a major breeder of tigers, a species clinging to life in the wild and with no excess for zoo displays...