The other day I visited the city zoo. An island of "wild" nature in a multi-million city. The opportunity to touch different parts of flora and fauna from all over the world. We preserve rare species of animals and help them find a new home.
This probably makes sense. Or not. I always go where the predators are kept. By their nature, these creatures are more individualistic than herbivores. They are more acutely aware of the limitations in which they are, the extinction of their natural instincts. And in their eyes, I see that they don't share the slogans of their owners.
Yes, the zoo can write and say anything. But the ticket price is $20, and the passability of this place is more than 1,000 visitors per day. I look into the eyes of these animals, in dirty and cramped cages. If you are talking about the welfare of animals, make a normal park for them, outside the city limits. Oh, yes, you won't get 1000 visitors a day there. And you will not receive funding for maintenance not only of animals, but also of yourself. All right, let's all continue playing this ugly game...
Yes, they breed animals in captivity, don't allow rare species to be interrupted, and these animals will not survive in the wild. But let's be honest.
