9. January 20218. January 2021

Anthropomorphism is the greatest threat to animal welfare

Published on protecttheharvest.com.

When it comes to setting standards and rules, treating animals like humans does not lead to acting in the animals’ best interest.

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1. January 202127. December 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

To help save orcas, pause whale watching

Published on crosscut.com the 23.11.2020. | By: Donna Sandstrom & Tim Ragen

Parts of the whale-watching industry cooperate with zoo opponents, who greenwash these sometimes massively harmful enterprises, despite the detrimental effects of whale watching on ecosystems and their inhabitants.

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30. December 202027. December 2020

animal welfare, history, media-echo

Female Orangutan in Schönbrunn Zoo

Published on the Facebook page of Kurier the 17.12.2020.

The report provides exciting insights into the orangutan group at Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, which lives in the Orangery of Schönbrunn Palace.

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28. December 202023. December 2020

animal welfare, education, media-echo

Why zoo animals do not live in prison

Published on zoos.media’s YouTube channel the 13.10.2020. | By: Philipp J. Kroiß

Are zoo animals prisoners? Do animals in zoos live like in a prison? No. This video explains why zoo animals do not live in prisons.

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20. December 202019. December 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

How The Singapore Zoo Keeps Its Wildlife Thriving

Published on the YouTube channel CNA Insider the 08.12.2020.

How does the Singapore Zoo ensure that its animals are well? The video, which is part of an interesting series, explores this exciting question.

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15. December 202012. December 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

Conditioning Urine Sampling

Published on zoospensefull.com the 01.12.2020. | By: Peter Giljam

Urine reveals a lot about an animal’s health state – which is why it is important to regularly monitor it at the zoo. This is where animal training helps.

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11. December 202010. December 2020

animal welfare, anti-zoo-initiatives, history, media-echo

PETA “rectifies untrue claim” about Loro Parque

Published on Loro Parque’ Facebook page the 02.12.2020.

The radical animal rights organisation PETA rectifies the untrue claim that Loro Parque sedates the animals in its care.

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10. December 20209. December 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

Auckland Zoo to rehome elephants after challenges in setting up herd

Published on rnz.co.nz the 25.11.2020.

Burma and Anjalee are leaving Auckland Zoo after it was not possible to set up a herd for them there. They will now join a new herd and breed.

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9. December 20208. December 2020

animal welfare, anti-zoo-initiatives, education, media-echo

Barcelona Zoo to become nature classroom and centre for animal conservation

Published on lavanguardia.com the 30.11.2020. | By: Raúl Montilla

The new plan for Barcelona Zoo will no longer follow the concept of animal rights activists and instead follow that of a modernization of the zoological facility.

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3. December 20202. December 2020

animal welfare, history, media-echo

Cologne Zoo: Zookeeper Wolfgang (66) loves “Chico” and makes a grand choice

Published on express.de the 23.11.2020. | By: Philipp J. Meckert

For many years now, zookeeper Wolfgang Schmiedeberg has been looking after the oldest howler monkey in the world “Chico” at Cologne Zoo, and has now made the choice not to retire.

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