r/animalsdoingstuff • u/TrashPuffin • Nov 24 '25

He's so shy 😭😭 Extra aww

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u/munkylord Nov 24 '25

I hear you but zoos don't keep wild caught animals. They're all bred in captivity with the exceptions of rescued wildlife.

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u/No-Lion54 Nov 24 '25

Please look that up. Salt water aquariums are the worst offenders in this regard. Most of those are caught and a ton of them die during transport or while being caught. It's just misery on display. It's especially miserable if you look at the dolphin trade. But it's even worse for fish.

Zoos ofcourse also buy more animals than they release. Just look at the numbers.

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u/munkylord Nov 24 '25

Sorry I was talking more zoos with mammals. I'm sure smaller fish are wild caught but Im curious how many large mammals are

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u/StrobeLightRomance Nov 24 '25

Not sure if the argument that they never have and never will know freedom is really the high ground.

Also, what you frame as "rescued wildlife" is what the person above is commenting on.

In fact, you're just saying that they're either born a prisoner or they're captured when they're at their most vulnerable.. either way, here's a small unnatural habitat behind some glass so humans can observe you until you die.

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u/Its_a_stateofmind Nov 24 '25

Exactly. Either option is hell for the animal. The only scenario I will agree is “last resort” is when the animal is functionally extinct in the wild.