We live in times of extreme spiritual aggravation – it seems that no other topic besides corona and racism fits. That is why the nervousness grows among activists who are oriented elsewhere, at least among those whose business model is based on the triad of sharpening – daring – collecting donations. In this respect we can see it as a positive sign of the thematic opening that on Thursday in front of the zoo a few people from Peta (“The Holocaust on our plate”) intoned their long-familiar mantra and called for the abolition of all zoos; Berlin has at least two, so it’s worth it.
And as life is now playing, Andreas Knieriem, who is known to head the zoo and zoo, gave the RBB-Inforadio an interview on the occasion of the 65th anniversary in Friedrichsfelde. He has long been a special enemy of zoo opponents, who impose greed and sadism on practically all zoo employees, regardless of the fact that hardly anyone loves animals more intensely than zookeepers.
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Knieriem, the best known, said the simple sentence that only what you know you can love, and that is also the function of the zoos. That’s the way it is.
There is a lot that can be improved, Knieriem knows that. 50 years ago, big cats in a tiled toilet atmosphere were great. Back then, an enclosure had to be washable and not appropriate for the species. Nobody builds anything like that anymore.
And of course the zoo is also a business, because two small pandas attract more visitors than a few warthogs of old age. But wasn’t it good news when the zoo and zoo were allowed to open again? A safari in the Kruger National Park may be more animal-friendly. But for whom – and when? – is that an alternative again?
