Buenos Aires Zoo is Closing
An Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org

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Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
July 2016

I think there is a change coming for which we are already prepared because kids nowadays consider it obvious that it's wrong for animals to be caged. The most important thing is breaking with the model of captivity and exhibition.

The Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina just announced that it will be closing. The zoo's 2,500 animals will be moved to nature reserves in the country, according to Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta who stated:

This situation of captivity is degrading for the animals, it's not the way to take care of them.

The 140-year-old zoo will become an educational eco-park and provide refuge and rehabilitation for animals rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking. Older and infirm animals will remain at the current site, but will not be on exhibit to the public.

Attorney Gerardo Biglia, who campaigned for the zoo's closure, told the press:

I think there is a change coming for which we are already prepared because kids nowadays consider it obvious that it's wrong for animals to be caged. The most important thing is breaking with the model of captivity and exhibition.

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