However, the question remains: should animals really be kept in zoos or captivity? 1.Insufficient Space. No matter how ...

Once in captivity, the animals are withheld forever from the wild gene pool. Captive-born animals are often forcibly weaned and shipped away from their mothers and the only companions they have ever ...

Dolphins and other cetaceans suffer stress and anxiety when kept in captivity, particularly when there is no enrichment or when they are housed with incompatible animals. Medications are routinely ...

An international wildlife charity is calling for a 'tank-free' future for marine animals - as over 3,600 whales, dolphins, and porpoises are still kept in captivity. Born Free is urging tourists ...

The Houston Zoo has never had an escaped animal threaten visitors, but that doesn't mean staffers and volunteers aren't ...

Reasons why people think keeping animals in zoos is bad for their welfare: There is more to treating animals in an appropriate way than keeping them healthy: It's possible (and used to be common ...

But is there more to zoos than public amusement? Since the days of the first menageries, when wild animals were caged for human pleasure, zoos and public opinion on zoos have been mixed.

Dutch zoos need to do more to protect wild animals and look more critically at the types of animals they keep, a government ...