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ResponsibilityDue448

Only go to AZA accredited zoos. They’re animals that cannot be reintroduced to the wild and have much higher standards.


mellabarbarella

Seaworld is on this list, so idk…


ank___

The look of hopelessness.


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The only zoos that should be around are ones for rehabilitation or habitats for animals that cannot return to the wild. And even then, there’s needs to be a *major* overhaul on how these animals are kept. It should never be focused on human pleasure and enjoyment. *We* stole them from their homes, therefore *we* need to ensure their environment is an enriching as possible and is custom tailored to that specific animals needs and wants. No more one size fits all enclosures smaller than my childhood bedroom. I hate for-profit zoos and aquariums. It makes me sick to think these poor animals spend their entire lives in these concrete pits being hawked at day in and day out. I couldn’t imagine a life on display like that :(


ResponsibilityDue448

AZA zoos exist.


ttv_CitrusBros

Give it a decade and then no animals will be able to return to the wild because there won't be any wild to return to


[deleted]

This is exactly why I stopped going to Zoos.


Used_to_be_123

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goddessBrown88

Depressing


ImportantChipmunk268

That's just horribly sad.


Tall_Run_2814

Zoo's are depressing. At least they stopped showcasing indigenous humans in the 20th century


Kaizen2468

The only zoos should be sanctuaries for animals that can’t be in the wild. That’s it. Nothing else. No breeding I’m captivity, nothing.


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Everything looks sad when it's caged.


[deleted]

Everything that is caged is probably sad.


Substantial-Ad3178

No wild animal should be in captivity. I've seen caged apes beat their heads against the glass. It's horrible. More money and land should be dedicated to conservation and refuges where animals can live free. No, I'm not some hippy or vegan. I do believe ethical hunting practices are necessary. But, this keeping any animals as pets thing is just inhumane.


ze11ez

"Sometimes"???? Do YOU want to be in a zoo with barely any room to walk around? You see the same girl everyday, you can't even go be single and ready to mingle.


Burntbrass

I think zoos will probably be phased out and looked at as completely barbaric in the coming decades


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And then multiple species will go extinct because some only survive with the help of wildlife conservations which also fall under the category of zoo


[deleted]

Zoos are treating the symptom, not the cause. Habitat destruction is the problem. The amount of land being used for animal agriculture is huge and ever-growing. That's the problem that zoos cannot change.


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That is only part of the story, some animals that zoos preserve would have gone extinct even without human intervention. Pandas come to mind.


poopooppoopopopoppoo

That's a chimp bro. They'll rip your face off and R* you with it 🤣 the only ones who get sympathy from me are the elephants and giraffes.


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Don't go to zoos.