Why I'Ll Never Be A Zoo Mom

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Simone
- 3215 days ago - all-creatures.org

Soccer mom. Backstage mom. No problem. But the day my son inevitably pleads, "Mommy, can I go on the zoo field trip?" the answer will be no. I want my son to see the animals. Just not at a zoo, where wild creatures devolve to abstract still lifes

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gail dair (0)

Monday May 3, 2010, 11:06 pm
Thanks Simone

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Monday May 3, 2010, 11:18 pm
INTERESTING!

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Gillian M (218)

Friday May 7, 2010, 2:26 pm
I am not a zoo supporter per se but accept that decent reserves and zoos do have a vital part to play in preserving animals. Asiatic lions are extinct in the wild and now only in reserves. Hopefully, they can be released into the wild soon.

If set into proper surroundings with plenty of room, many animals can be kept in reserves. India has released zoo elephants into a reserve, America needs to do the same. Education for the general population means that they are more likely to want to help and biologists do learn some things which they may not be able to in the wild.

In an ideal world we would not have zoos but the world is hardly that. No room for animals and many endangered species ae being pushed to the wall. We need quality reserves and zoos to help but I agree, we should not be supporting zoos that are substandard.

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