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Originally Posted by terminator
So to all the advocates of zoos or partcularly the calgary zoo:
Do you believe the Tigers live a happy life? What about the pacing brown bear? Or the eagle that has never stretched its wings?
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Lets look at one tiger, the male that died of Cancer several years ago. He was a man eater in Siberia and was supposed to be killed, but was taken in by the zoo instead. So dead animal or in the zoo.
I believe more recently to zoo got a blonde black bear. The bear was suppose to be killed, but was sent to the zoo instead as it was rare.
In those cases would you rather the animal in the zoo or killed?
Animals already in zoo systems have the option of remaining in a zoo or being killed, as they couldn't be release. So would you rather them in the zoo used for education etc. or dead. There are some terrible zoo, but the calgary zoo isn't one of them, and animals in the calgary zoo are likely to have a better life there than anywhere else. If they would have a better life anywhere else they move them out (ie the elephants, the mooses, etc.)