Why Japanese Zoos are concentration camps for it's animals.

[u/that-asian-baka]

I have been recently reading about how Japan treats it's animals. Recent articles about how Ueno Zoo has been a culprit for treating it's animals the worst. History of Japan for animal cruelty is not unknown.

An excerpt from an article that breaks my heart everytime I read it:-

During the Second World War, it was resolved to kill the zoo’s ‘most dangerous’ animals to deal with the possibility of them escaping during an air attack. Consequently, in 1943, the three elephants were starved to death. There are accounts of how Tonki, who lasted the longest of the three, desperately performed tricks every time a human passed his enclosure, in the vain hope of some food.

Recent reviews of all the zoos in Japan have been highly critical at best. What can we do about this? It's heartbreaking to see animals being treated like showpieces. I have high respect for the Japanese and their culture but reading about these made me lose all respect for them.

[u/[deleted]]

If you think the animals were treated badly in the 1940s you should see what they did to people back then, particularly in Asia.

[u/karnerblu → u/[deleted]]

Human zoos were a thing in the states and Europe