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citytiger OP t1_j61quzk wrote

Reply to comment by CheerioJack in Cincinnati Zoo's beloved hippo Fiona celebrates 6th birthday with cake by citytiger

You clearly have no understanding of what zoos do or how they operate.

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CheerioJack t1_j61s3zb wrote

Neither do you. If you truly believe its about conservation then take away all their profits and watch them change market then neglect the animals.

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TheDepressedJekkie t1_j639w45 wrote

Yes! Take away the funding that allows them to care for the animals and THEN see how to care for the animals! Checkmate zoologists!

People actually think like this…

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CheerioJack t1_j63w6h2 wrote

They wouldn't need care for if we stop pulling them from the wild for our own amusement.... checkmate.

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RyBomB t1_j640yh3 wrote

So, working at the Omaha zoo, I can say that this isn't correct for here, which is an AZA accredited zoo. How we have gotten most if not all of our animals is through rehabilitation. For example, one of our giraffes has a stump back leg as well as a few other problems that would have cause her to die out in the wild. So, rather than having that happen, we give her a full life here where she will be alive.

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