{"id":15670,"date":"2016-10-28T13:33:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=15670"},"modified":"2016-10-28T13:33:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T13:33:02","slug":"after-harambe-and-the-squash-guzzling-gorilla-of-london-zoo-should-we-keep-animals-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/after-harambe-and-the-squash-guzzling-gorilla-of-london-zoo-should-we-keep-animals-in-captivity","title":{"rendered":"Should we keep animals in captivity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>After Harambe and the squash-guzzling gorilla of London Zoo, we ask Cardiff if it&#8217;s time to review the way our zoos house their animals.<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_15978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15978\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15978\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625.jpg\" alt=\"Are gorillas kept in cruel conditions? Wikimedia Commons\/Brocken Inaglory\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15978\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625.jpg\" alt=\"Are gorillas kept in cruel conditions? Wikimedia Commons\/Brocken Inaglory\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gutted-gorilla-625-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Are gorillas kept in cruel conditions? Wikimedia Commons\/Brocken Inaglory<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nZoos have been in the news recently, especially with the incidents involving Harambe and the near escape of a gorilla in London Zoo. Activists have long criticised zoos for keeping large animals in enclosures far smaller than the habitats they are used to. Last week even David Attenborough weighed in, saying gorillas deserved more privacy and suggested &#8216;peepholes&#8217; into their enclosures. We took to the streets of Cardiff to see what people thought about keeping animals in captivity and our effect on wildlife the world over.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: black\">In recent months there have been two incidents at zoos involving gorillas, including a near escape at London Zoo a few weeks ago. With concerns for the welfare of animals and safety of visitors, how do you feel about keeping animals like this in captivity?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_15685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15685\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15685\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gopal, 27, is a charity worker and doesn't agree with captivity for entertainment\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15685\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gopal, 27, is a charity worker and doesn't agree with captivity for entertainment\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/gopal-vox-pop.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Gopal, 27, is a charity worker and doesn&#8217;t agree with captivity for entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Gopal:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;I think they should be treated with care just like you would anyone else [a human]. You wouldn\u2019t do it to a child so why should you do it to an animal?\u00a0Animals should never be kept for entertainment. If animals are kept for their own health or well-being rather than to exploit them, maybe I can accept that.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15690\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15690\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Store assistant Sean, 21, says it was 'obnoxious' of people to criticise Harambe's keepers\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15690\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Store assistant Sean, 21, says it was 'obnoxious' of people to criticise Harambe's keepers\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/sean-vox-pop.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Store assistant Sean, 21, says it was &#8216;obnoxious&#8217; of people to criticise Harambe&#8217;s keepers<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Sean:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Zoos have an important role in education and conservation, especially when we think about how inaccessible nature is to the majority of people in the modern world. So zoos do have merit. The safety of visitors is of course paramount. Let&#8217;s say Harambe\u2019s keepers took no action and the kid had got hurt, that would have had a severely negative effect on the zoo, certainly the conservation of gorillas specifically. &#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15718\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15718\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Shop assistant Elaine is worried by the plight of wildlife but doesn't think going after zoos is the right answer.\" width=\"625\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop-500x337.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop-530x358.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15718\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Shop assistant Elaine is worried by the plight of wildlife but doesn't think going after zoos is the right answer.\" width=\"625\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop-500x337.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/elaine-vox-pop-crop-530x358.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Shop assistant Elaine is worried by the plight of wildlife but doesn&#8217;t think going after zoos is the right answer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Elaine:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;There\u2019s definitely value keeping certain animals where we can keep track of them. It\u2019s sad that we aren\u2019t taking proper care of the planet, and it does worry me that wildlife is dying out so fast. We should definitely be doing more. What? I don\u2019t know.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15730\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15730\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop.jpg\" alt=\"Lee, 33, says human concerns should come above animals, and stresses safety. \" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15730\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop.jpg\" alt=\"Lee, 33, says human concerns should come above animals, and stresses safety. \" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/lee-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Lee, 33, says human concerns should come above animals, and stresses safety.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Lee:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;We should always talk about human welfare first before animal welfare. Make sure zoos are safer for visitors. Just give them bigger cages and make the fences better. We never see animals like that over here so we should still be able to go see them at zoos. I\u2019ve been to Florida and held every animal going, so I\u2019m not scared of nothing. So it\u2019s all a question of safer cages.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15747\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15747\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop.jpg\" alt=\"Student Anna, 20, thinks zoo profits diverted to conservation make them worthwhile\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15747\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop.jpg\" alt=\"Student Anna, 20, thinks zoo profits diverted to conservation make them worthwhile\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/anna-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Student Anna, 20, thinks zoo profits diverted to conservation make them worthwhile.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Anna:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Without zoos many endangered species would struggle to breed and zoos&#8217; efforts helps to allow populations to grow. Zoos help to educate people from a young age about animals and the importance of conservation. The admission prices at zoos go towards helping animals in need. However, I feel that authorities in Africa selling hunting permits to aid conservation efforts is very contradictory and they should raise the money in other ways.&#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15765\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre, a 38-year old accountant, says that being able to experience wildlife is important.\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre, a 38-year old accountant, says that being able to experience wildlife is important.\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/pierre-vox-pop-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Pierre, a 38-year old accountant, says that being able to experience wildlife is important.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Pierre:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cTo keep animals in captivity away from their habitat does not seem right. At the same time it\u2019s nice to have a space where people can come and appreciate that they do exist, and to have a glimpse of the kind of animals that we have on the planet. It\u2019s better if people can go to the places the animals normally live but that is normally much more expensive, and not everyone can do that. You can watch them on TV but it\u2019s not the same. \u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists have long criticised zoos for keeping large animals in cramped enclosures and stressful conditions. 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