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Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true? (www.vox.com)

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[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago

I see only humans as sentient so no question of ethics there. Though sentience by itself isn't sufficient unless you have a very shallow sense of ethics. For example self-defense can involve taking a being's life against it's will. But that in no way suggests the action was unethical.