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“BOWMANVILLE, ON—Zoos: the reality television version of The Lion Kingwhere the performers are paid in actual peanuts. One only has to travel a short distance from the city centre to experience the scent of exotic manure, or take in the sheer boredom on the faces of some of nature’s most majestic creatures.

However, due to a recent string of highly publicized animal uprisings resulting in human and animal casualties alike, many have questioned the need and ethical value of these once-entertaining animal penitentiaries. Many zoo-goers have expressed shock and disappointment at the aggressive and predatory behaviour of orangutans and lions, calling their actions “wild”, or “100% innate and instinctual.”… (click to read more)”