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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
‘Times are hard for zoos. If they would dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to entertaining the public, life might be easier at least financially, but almost all say they exist for the purpose of conservation’
(Jeremy Cherfas)Introduction
Contact or involvement with animals has been a dominant feature of many civilisations for centuries (Bostock, 1993; Cherfas, 1984). Collections of wild animals in private and public institutions, zoos, have been in existence since antiquity. However, zoos have long been a source of controversy. Many people feel that the keeping of animals for public display is inhumane and unethical, while others argue that zoos serve as wildlife education, by providing the opportunity for individuals to view and learn about animals they would not otherwise have the chance to see (Mazur, 2001).
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