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Animals Jealous of the Toronto Zoo?
I don't really see what's to be jealous about, but the Toronto Zoo is running a campaign insinuating that animals would rather be confined for life in fake environments like the zoo and gawked at by children rather than living in their natural habitats. Here's one of their TV spots. Two more on You Tube.
They also have a web site supporting their campaign at Jealous Animals.


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While zoos aren't exactly ideal habitats for wild animals, they are often safer havens for animals whose species are in danger. Zoos do a wonderful job of preserving all kinds of species, and zoos in developed countries have a keen understanding of animals' needs and do their best to provide the best environment and care.
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Activists love to talk shit about how evil zoos are, but they fail to acknowledge that few people around the world love their animals as much as North Americans do. Better here in a zoo that cares for their well-being and preservation than in their "natural" habitat where they're killed for a quick buck by careless and greedy people.
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While zoos used to be only for business, the facilities have really evolved. Technology is now being developed that will catalogue zoos' animals around the world to provide better tracking and communication between facilities so that all the zoos involved will have a more accurate picture of the world's animals.
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But maybe you're right--zoos are clearly the bad guys here!
North Americans "love" "their" animals by anthropomorphizing them: making them wear tshirts and pose for pictures in front of beer bottles, or parading around in pet shows. And they only "love" their cute animals. Whales? Seals? Heck yes! Cows, chickens? Screw you, man.