• rah@feddit.uk
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    6 months ago

    Zoos act as promotional centers for conservation.

    But they aren’t necessary for conservation. Conservation can occur without zoos.

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      6 months ago

      I love when people like you suddenly come up with a hot take that absolutely no one has ever thought through ever in the past hundreds of years.

    • Liz@midwest.social
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      6 months ago

      Yes, but conservation is not a binary condition. Zoos are responsible for more conservation than we would otherwise have without them.

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        6 months ago

        So you acknowledge that zoos are not necessary for conservation?

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          6 months ago

          Not in a binary sense, no. Such thinking isn’t useful, however. Zoos are a very strong net good fot animals, with minimal downsides (assuming the zoo keepers aren’t calloused assholes).