Published on nn.de the 06.09.2019. | By: Susanne Jock
Karlsruhe Zoo has spoken up with clear words against one of the smear campaigns by animal rights activists from PETA, concerning great apes in zoos.
Note: The director of Karlsruhe Zoo, Dr. Matthias Reinschmidt, has recorded an excellent video on the topic.
In it, he addresses several issues, for instance the use of donations. You can also find several articles on this on zoos.media. Here is the most current one:
The video also discusses some of PETA’s losses before the courts – in the zoo sector, a prominent example is the one against Hannover Zoo:
Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover: PETA lügt sich eine gescheiterte Kampagne schön
And finally, here is a video on the importance of great ape husbandry in modern zoos:
