Is it okay to go to the zoo?

Explain It to Me

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Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.4 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Listener David runs 5K fundraisers for his local zoo. And he wants to know: Is he doing the right thing? Are zoos a bastion for conservation, educating the public about endangered species? Or are they nothing more than a prison for pandas, creating a troubling power dynamic between humans and other living creatures? Host Jonquilyn Hill gets into the ethics of zoos with Vox senior reporter Kenny Torrella. Read More: Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. Vox.com’s new newsletter, Processing Meat Submit your questions here, or give us a call. Our number is 1-800-618-8545. Credits: Jonquilyn Hill, host Sofi LaLonde, producer Cristian Ayala, engineer Caitlin PenzeyMoog, fact-checker Carla Javier, supervising producer Katherine Wells and Jorge Just, editors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.4	K-L-A-V-I-O-com. I love pandas.
0:55.0	pandas. Bowbow?
0:57.0	Oh my gosh, I was obsessed.
0:59.0	Today on Explain It to me, we're tackling a question about an elementary school field trip staple, the zoo.
1:09.0	Hey, I just have a question I've been debating this for years zoos. There's two schools of thought like they're
1:17.8	horrible no one should go to them and the other one is that they help bring awareness to help preserve these animals and it also
1:26.9	brings joy to children and adults. So my question is do they do more harm than good or vice versa?
1:35.5	I just wish someone could do the research on this.
1:37.8	Can we figure this out?
1:40.7	Our question comes from David. He's been thinking about this question a lot lately.
1:45.0	He's vegan and he's loved animals his whole life.
1:50.0	I had this great encounter when I was 18 at the Kansas City Zoo.
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