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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

biophile

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1. 99% of zoos are horrible

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:50 PM

Dec 10

But captivity is sometimes now the only way a species will survive. There are just too many humans and we are destroying the planet, including most habitats for other living things.

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99% of zoos are horrible biophile Dec 10 #1

I agree. red dog 1 Dec 10 #2

Yes! So few actual humane zoos with natural environments biophile Dec 11 #3

This was a tragedy oldtime dfl_er Dec 14 #4