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02/12/2005: "Wildlife Conservation, Zoos and Animal Protection, A Strategic Analysis"

Wildlife Conservation, Zoos and Animal Protection, A Strategic Analysis, edited by my friend Andy Rowan, formerly of Tufts and now with the Humane Society of the US, Tuts, 1995, has put here all the arguments for and against keeping animals in captivity. We have a lot to think about, even with the great zones set aside in the African countryside. What is best for the animals that are in danger of being eliminated from the rolls of existing species. Should we protect them or let them live out what lives they have left in the freedom of their own habitat? How much should we be the judge and jury? Zoo fans, look out. Some of the arguments in this book may not be to your liking and then again some might. Read it and let me know.