Page views: 157 Born to bring in visitors - died because nobody wants to see you anymore A drama is currently unfolding at Nuremberg Zoo that shows with scandalous clarity what ails modern zoos. 20 Guinea baboons, intelligent, social, sentient, suffering - born in captivity, reared under artificial conditions - are to die. Why? Because they are „too many“. Because they are no longer „useful“....
Seitenaufrufe: 137 Die düstere Realität hinter der Profitmasche Zoo Stell dir eine Welt vor, in der Tiere nicht aus Liebe zur Natur, sondern für den Profit gezüchtet werden. In Zoos ist das längst Realität: Tiere werden geboren, zur Schau gestellt, und wenn sie „überzählig“ sind, getötet. Diese Praxis betrifft nicht nur Kleintiere, sondern auch Wirbeltiere, Meeressäuger und Primaten. Und...
Pageviews: 197 How Nuremberg Zoo wants to set a dangerous precedent Nuremberg Zoo is facing an ethical decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the entire German zoo landscape. While more than 40 Guinea baboons are fearing for their lives in the zoo's cramped enclosures, the zoo management under director Dag Encke is trying to set a precedent that will make it impossible for all animals to...
