I know your kids love petting zoos but they really aren’t OK 🐴
When my daughter started kindergarten, I knew the day would come when I would get an email about anto the zoo or a petting farm. I definitely felt some trepidation—not wanting to be that mom who causes a scene—but I was ready to take the opportunity to respond. I certainly remember visiting the zoo with my class as a kid, being told it was an educational experience whilst I stifled my discomfort seeing animals in cages.
That’s because in our family we see animals a little differently, and our family values require us to tread a little lighter. We don’t believe it is right to hold wild animals captive in zoos or aquariums, nor to treat farmed animals as toys to be played with and exploited. Animals are not, but rather sentient beings with whom we share this planet; animals are parents too, with babies to protect and families they’d rather spend their time with instead of being manhandled by our kids.
And what do these experiences really teach our children? That animals are here for us, to do with as we please and to walk away from once finished with—not unlike that toy they lose interest in five minutes after we bought it.Believe it or not, animals actually exist for their own purposes.
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