New Study: Zoos Are Usually NOT Educational
PETA has long maintained that zoos are an idea whose time has come and gone, while zoos have claimed to provide valuable “conservation education.” However, a recent study in the United Kingdom found that visiting a zoo had no positive educational outcome on the majority of children and that, in many cases, the trip to the zoo even had a negative impact on children’s understanding of animals and their habitats. Holding animals captive in zoos is detrimental to the animals and a poor excuse for education.