I’ve been thinking recently about the debate that swirls around zoos, pitting animal rights advocates on one side against zookeepers, scientists and many of the general public on the other. I have to admit it had been years since I visited a zoo, with concerns about animal rights and the moral issues involved in keeping wild animals in captivity the main things that kept me away.
But I had heard good things about Singapore Zoo, and about the changed thinking that was now commonplace amongst zoos in many parts of the world, so I decided to take a closer (Read more...)