29. March 20185. June 2018

animal welfare, conservation, education, media-echo

Zoos and aquariums improve the lives of animals

Published in the Vancouver Sun on 22.12.2016. Author: Robin Ganzert

The expert describes how humanely and scientifically managed zoos contribute to making animals better.

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20. January 201819. January 2018

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

Could animal rights organsiations and zoos/aquariums join forces?

Exclusive for zoos.media – 20th of Januar in 2018. Author: John Dineley, foreword: Philipp J. Kroiß

An article raised the question of whether zoos could not work with animal rights activists – a comment unmasked the error in the question.

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4. November 20173. August 2022

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

Keiko chose people, animal rights activists chose his death

Exclusive for zoos.media – 07.05.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

“At any price” was the agenda of the HSUS and its chief biologist Dr. Naomi Rose, as Mark Simmons explains: this agenda costed Keiko his life.

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19. October 20174. March 2018

animal welfare, education, media-echo, research

Whales are happy during training

Exclusive for zoos.media – 27.03.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The science proves it: training in modern zoos and aquariums is fun for whales. In dolphins and whales, happiness hormones are found during training.

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18. October 201718. October 2017

animal welfare, education, media-echo, research

Dolphins are much happier at the zoo

Published in El Español on 31.03.2017. Author: Javier Peláez

An article from El Español with reference to a scientific study of European dolphins explains the possibilities for interpretation of the results. Here is the English translation.

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14. October 201714. October 2017

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

PETA: The killing goes on

Exclusive for zoos.media – 09.03.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The figures for the PETA animal home have been published by the competent authority. There was a kill rate of almost 72% as opposed to an adoption rate of 3%.

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12. October 201712. October 2017

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

PETA’s video about elephant husbandry at Hannover Zoo

Exclusive for zoos.media – 04.04.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

PETA is using a video to attack Hanover Experience Zoo. The author explains that this is disinformation. He describes the background and the facts.

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11. October 201711. October 2017

animal welfare, conservation, education, history, media-echo

Loro Parque: First zoo in Europe with humane certificate

Exclusive for zoos.media – 14.05.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The humane certificate stands for proven wellbeing of animals cared for by independent and renowned experts and demonstrates the appropriate keeping of animals in zoos.

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11. October 201711. October 2017

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

Buenos Aires: Animals are worse off after zoo closure

Exclusive for zoos.media – 27.05.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

After the zoo closure in Buenos Aires hailed by animal rights activists, our author takes an overview. Has the situation improved for the animals at all? No – the opposite is the case.

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11. October 201727. April 2018

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

Great Pandas abused for bashing zoos … and failed

Exclusive for zoos.media – 01.07.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

ZEIT journalist Saskia Gerhard shows in her comments an anti-zoo attitude, which however, unbelievably, she supports with lies and disinformation.

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