Published on the Facebook page of Nordhorn Zoo the 22.06.2021.
It sounds counterproductive but works very well: Conservation through species usage. Especially when it comes to old livestock breeds, it is part of the solution.
Actually, animal rights activists are concerned with all animals, from the great ape to the bee. In practice, their involvement is restricted to farm animals or animals which are kept by humans, ie to a very small percentage of the total of more than 1.3 million known animal species worldwide.