usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 年前Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1177cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1177external-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 · 3 年前message-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 年前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.
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 年前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.
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.