[sickofparadox]

Not only are zoos wonderful ways for those who cannot afford a globe trotting safari to experience some of the wonders of nature close to home, they conduct hugely important preservation research and undergo essential conservation work. If not for zoos, it's likely that most, if not all, of the Panamanian golden frog, and many other amphibians in Central America would have been wiped out a few years ago by the Chytrid fungus.[1] This is just the first example I could think of, but zoos are an essential part of our exploration of nature, as well as our stewardship over it.

[1]https://www.marylandzoo.org/conservation/current-projects/pa...

[dtagames]

Complete nonsense.

They're animals caged for entertainment and don't even belong on this continent, much less in your cages, held out for ticket sales and surrounded by food and beverage and merch vendors.

[sickofparadox]

Are you going to address the part where I pointed out that zoos ensured the survival of multiple species that were on the verge of extinction in the wild? None of that could have happened without the ticket sales.

[dtagames]

I did. That's complete nonsense. It's an invented justification for animal abuse. You "saved" a tree frog so it's ok to cage big cats?

Wrong.