05-31-2016, 01:59 PM
Overall, I think the pros of zoos outweigh the cons these days (excluding those that don't properly care for the animals).
The rise in animal rights activism over the last couple of decades has had a positive impact, in my view.
Personally, I don't mind that zoos make a profit, especially if that profit enables the conservationists and caretakers to invest more in education, create the most comfortable habitats, and preserve species whose natural habitats have been destroyed by man and/or who've been brought to near extinction by poachers.
I've heard Joan Embery speak a few times on the topic and agree with her take. http://greenglobaltravel.com/2015/08/08/...servation/
The rise in animal rights activism over the last couple of decades has had a positive impact, in my view.
Personally, I don't mind that zoos make a profit, especially if that profit enables the conservationists and caretakers to invest more in education, create the most comfortable habitats, and preserve species whose natural habitats have been destroyed by man and/or who've been brought to near extinction by poachers.
I've heard Joan Embery speak a few times on the topic and agree with her take. http://greenglobaltravel.com/2015/08/08/...servation/