usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoZoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down120cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkZoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?www.vox.comusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarewildgingerlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·8 months agoIve never met anyone who is anti zoo that actually has any experience in animal conservation or wildlife rehabilitation. I think of it as the armchair psychology of the biology world, given the near 1:1 comparisons between the two.
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·8 months agoExactly. When people here zoo, they usually picture something between the Tiger King and Sea World. When in reality, it’s closer to a medical research center for animals.
Ive never met anyone who is anti zoo that actually has any experience in animal conservation or wildlife rehabilitation.
I think of it as the armchair psychology of the biology world, given the near 1:1 comparisons between the two.
Exactly. When people here zoo, they usually picture something between the Tiger King and Sea World.
When in reality, it’s closer to a medical research center for animals.