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Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true? (www.vox.com)

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[–] Seraph@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

If 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.