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Zoos argue that they educate the public about animals.
The practice of killing “surplus” animals.
Zoos claim to educate the public about animals. Did they succeed?
- Five giraffes have been put down in Europe since October 2012, all of them in Denmark
- Four hippos were killed across Europe in 2012 - in Portugal, Spain, Germany and Denmark
- Twenty-two healthy zebras were put down between 2000 and 2012, including one at Marwell in the UK.
- Eleven Arabian Oryx were killed in Edinburgh, London, Rotterdam and Zurich between 2000 and 2009, plus dozens more at zoos in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (which are part of the European breeding programme)
- Four German zookeepers were also prosecuted in 2010 for culling three tiger cubs at Magdeburg Zoo "without reasonable cause" (though the EAZA judged the step "entirely reasonable and scientifically valid").
the origin of zoos.
Whether there our pleasure in saying wild animals up close is worth the price of their captivity?
First: the origin of zoos.
Second: The practice of killing “surplus” animals.
Third: Zoos argue that they educate the public about animals.
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