Popular domesticated serval “zoo ambassador” bites child at birthday party

Domesticated serval and zoo ambassador bites child at zoo party

This is a regrettable incident which concerns a domesticated serval whose name is Copper. Copper was hand-raised and brought to the Potawatomi Zoo when he was six months old as an education animal and is today aged four. He is thoroughly socialised to people and has “done thousands of interactions with people here at …

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Shocking animal cruelty exposed at Papanack Zoo, Ottawa

Animal abuse at zoo

Papanack is a roadside zoo in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Let’s just think about that for a minute. In the capital of Canada there is a zoo where animals are routinely abused; damn it, I’d say some are tortured. This is part of the story. Perhaps more serious is the fact that Ontario …

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Live Donkey Is Fed to Tigers at a Zoo in China

Live Donkey Is Fed to Tigers at a Zoo in China

The Times newspaper tells us that there is a gruesome video online which shows a live donkey being fed to tigers at a zoo in eastern China. The video has gone viral. Once again we are in a debate about the attitude of the Chinese government towards animal welfare. Perhaps most of the world …

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Do zoos help conservation?

Do zoos help with conservation?

It seems to me that there are three ways that zoos might be able to help conservation. These are: Educate the public about conservation Breed wild animals and then release them into the wild Employ scientists who do research and who run studies which enhances our knowledge of the wild animal species which in …

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