@usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year 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-square73fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down119cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkZoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?www.vox.com@usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
minus-squareSeraphlinkfedilink0•1 year agoThis is bizarre. Why do European zoos refuse to use contraception as population control rather than… Well I hope that giraffe was the exception. Odd but I think the US zoos are slightly more ethical on this one.
minus-square@usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilink-2•1 year agoIf you look further at the article you’ll find it’s hardly an exception: but executive director Dr Lesley Dickie estimates that somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 animals are “management-euthanised” in European zoos in any given year.
This is bizarre. Why do European zoos refuse to use contraception as population control rather than… Well I hope that giraffe was the exception.
Odd but I think the US zoos are slightly more ethical on this one.
If you look further at the article you’ll find it’s hardly an exception: