Are Zoos A Good Thing? | Prof. Donald Broom

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There are people who oppose all forms of animal captivity, but are there any benefits to zoos? Professor Donald Broom discusses the benefits of zoos and the need to understand animal welfare related to a wide range of different species.
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[@paxtonwelty5013]

Great video

[@DearProfessorRF]

I never gained an inch of appreciation for animals by visiting zoos. It was actually by watching videos of intensive animal farming what led me to love and defend or protect animals. I’m going to disagree with the doctor here. Zoos are to keep animals in captivity and nothing else for money. If it’s for research then let’s call them animal research centers.

[@antipetaassociation4279]

mollions of people do
and also you cant save animals through videos
zoos have saved many animals from extinction
and most zoos are non profit.

[@zoologygirl252]

If it takes seeing an animal brutalized and harmed for you to give a shit about them that says more about you than zoos. You have a fucking empathy problem if you can’t be inspired to care about animals just existing. Also theres so much that goes beyond what you see going on. Breeding reaserch, genome projects, money from the zoo going to conservation work in the wild, money from the Zoos going to support poor communities and help them to stop using unsustainable practices.