[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

Zoos are there for man's fascination and nothing else. It's fine to say zoos are good for breeding animals close to extinction in captivity and keeping endangered species safe etc but they most probably wouldn't be in that situation without man's intervention.

I think deep down we are all aware of that and I don't enjoy going to zoos but while man is still running around making a mess of this planet a zoo is sometimes a safe haven for endangered and severely deflated populations of animals, and it will have to be until we can act more civilised.

[Z]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

I think deep down we are all aware of that and I don't enjoy going to zoos but while man is still running around making a mess of this planet a zoo is sometimes a safe haven for endangered and severely deflated populations of animals, and it will have to be until we can act more civilised.

But what incentive for humans as a species to be more considerate towards other animals if we just create 'safe havens' for them to go to while we do what we want? It's a destructive cycle. I'm no animal activist by any means but I just fundamentally disagree with keeping animals in captivity, I think.

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Zee

But what incentive for humans as a species to be more considerate towards other animals if we just create 'safe havens' for them to go to while we do what we want? It's a destructive cycle. I'm no animal activist by any means but I just fundamentally disagree with keeping animals in captivity, I think.

Zee I don't want to see them penned up either read my first post, I just don't trust people to look after this planet. If we abolish zoos and safari parks tomorrow we will lose thousands upon thousands of species and genus of animals.

I want to see the human race grow up and act more responsible first.