Comments on: The truth behind zoos? http://www.bornfree.org.uk/blog/2007/the-truth-behind-zoos/ Keep wild life in the wild Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jonathan http://www.bornfree.org.uk/blog/2007/the-truth-behind-zoos/#comment-70 Jonathan Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:50:03 +0000 http://www.bornfree.org.uk/blog/?p=49#comment-70 I've come to the conclusion that zoos exist to make money for man and for no other reason. Yes I know that they donate some funds to tackle wildlife issues on the ground, but at the end of the day they are in direct competition for scarce resources with other organisations that do far more beneficial work for wildlife. Let's use the £7,000,000 to stop the destruction of the rain forests and the polluting of our oceans and seas, which will benefit everybody and not just wildlife. When I see figures like this being utilised on one zoo, I can't help but feel it not being used efficiently. I’ve come to the conclusion that zoos exist to make money for man and for no other reason. Yes I know that they donate some funds to tackle wildlife issues on the ground, but at the end of the day they are in direct competition for scarce resources with other organisations that do far more beneficial work for wildlife.

Let’s use the £7,000,000 to stop the destruction of the rain forests and the polluting of our oceans and seas, which will benefit everybody and not just wildlife.

When I see figures like this being utilised on one zoo, I can’t help but feel it not being used efficiently.

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