„Tiger King“ & AZA

Exclusively for zoos.media on the 2nd of March in 2020. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Netflix’s docuseries “Tiger King” also affects zoos in the U.S. and this article is all about connections of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue.

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25. March 202028. March 2020

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

Big Cat Rescue Receives Backlash After Release of Tiger King Documentary

Published on bcrwatch.com the 21.03.2020.

Big Cat Rescue, often praised as a “sanctuary”, received heavy backlash after the Netflix documentary “Tiger King” was released.

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16. March 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

Rudolph the Rough-Toothed Dolphin Can’t Hear Anything

Published on meeresakrobaten.de the 15.03.2020. | By: Susanne Gugeler

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) saved a rough-toothed dolphin from a certain death: we have since found out that he is deaf. He wouldn’t have made it without zoos.

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12. March 202012. March 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

Everything We Do Should Be A Welfare Benefit To The Animal

Published on zoospensefull.com the 02.03.2020. | By: Peter Giljam

An article on the ground rule in animal training at the zoo, but also beyond it, namely that all that happens should also be in the interest of the animals. The author gives numerous examples on this.

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5. March 20204. March 2020

animal welfare, media-echo

URGENT: Fight The Breeding Ban!

Published on imata.org the 04.03.2020.

The IMATA is mobilising all whale friends and protectors, to protest against a bill that massively threatens the comprehensive conservation of whales.

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4. March 2020

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

Mystic Aquarium: No Whale Ban

Published on mysticaquarium.org.

Whales under human care are at the top of the animal rights industry’s hit list. The Mystic Aquarium wants to stop an impending bill from animal rights activists.

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26. February 202028. March 2020

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

Where have all the old orcas gone?

Written exclusively for zoos.media – 25th of February 2020. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Animal rights activists like to claim, that there are many very old orcas in the wild. When you study the demography of actual killer whale communities, you quickly wonder: “Where have all the old orcas gone?”

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