30. March 201823. July 2022

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

Why animals at the zoo do not live in captivity

Exclusive for zoos.media – 10.05.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Are zoo animals essentially prisoners? This article deals with the question how true this term is of modern zoos at all and illuminates the background.

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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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24. January 201823. January 2018

anti-zoo-initiatives, education, history, media-echo

The Error of the Strategy of Evasion and Appeasement

Published on dolphinaria.truth’s Page on Facebook on 01/23/2018

In North America, zoos and aquariums are trying their hand at evasion and appeasement. This comment explains the fallacy of this strategy.

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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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29. October 201727. April 2018

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

Animal rights, human rights & zoos

Exclusive for zoos.media – 19.03.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

There is much talk about animal ethics, but little is known. So the article discusses animals in zoos in the context of current ethical discussion.

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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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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

education, media-echo

Zoo education at Nuremberg Zoo: being close to the animals

Exclusive for zoos.media – 20.07.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Zoo education is writ large in Nuremberg Zoo: with a great offering, which aims to combine human and animal in different ways.

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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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