Page views: 155 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“....
Page views: 127 The grim reality behind the zoo profiteering scheme Imagine a world in which animals are bred for profit rather than out of love for nature. This has long been a reality in zoos: animals are born, put on display and killed when they are „surplus to requirements“. This practice not only affects small animals, but also vertebrates, marine mammals and primates. And...
Pageviews: 190 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 over 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 zoos to...
