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Proper zoos play an important role in education and conservation regarding yhe species they house. Yes conditions are often not great but I think animals overall benefit from their existence.
The original case of companion dogs for cheetahs was also a way to help an orphaned cheetah have a healthier life. He would have been alone otherwise, Dr Laurie Marker figured this out as a way to give him the companionship he would have had in better circumstances
She also figured out how to teach him to hunt, which was a big step for captive breeding of cheetahs as a tool in rewilding and maintaining genetic diversity
More accurate title “Zoo’s are horrible places that make all animals sad and miserable so the caretakers gave this Cheetah a support dog”
Proper zoos play an important role in education and conservation regarding yhe species they house. Yes conditions are often not great but I think animals overall benefit from their existence.
The original case of companion dogs for cheetahs was also a way to help an orphaned cheetah have a healthier life. He would have been alone otherwise, Dr Laurie Marker figured this out as a way to give him the companionship he would have had in better circumstances
She also figured out how to teach him to hunt, which was a big step for captive breeding of cheetahs as a tool in rewilding and maintaining genetic diversity