Is it okay to go to the zoo?
02 October 2024

Is it okay to go to the zoo?

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Listener David runs 5K fundraisers for his local zoo. And he wants to know: Is he doing the right thing? Are zoos a bastion for conservation, educating the public about endangered species? Or are they nothing more than a prison for pandas, creating a troubling power dynamic between humans and other living creatures? Host Jonquilyn Hill gets into the ethics of zoos with Vox senior reporter Kenny Torrella. 

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Credits:
Jonquilyn Hill, host
Sofi LaLonde, producer
Cristian Ayala, engineer
Caitlin PenzeyMoog, fact-checker
Carla Javier, supervising producer
Katherine Wells and Jorge Just, editors
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