Down with zoos.

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When I ascend the throne by popular demand I will begin a phased closure of all zoos. Step one will be the prohibition of the import/export of exotic animals, and zoos will not be allowed to replenish their stock as animals die off. All breeding programmes in zoos will stop - why breed animals to keep them unnaturally and cruelly in captivity, even if you thrown in health care as a bonus to salve the consciences of zoo-goers? An amnesty will be declared so that people keeping dangerous animals illegally can drop them off at zoos with no questions asked, the space freed up from not replacing dead stock being used to house surrendered animals. Oh there are many vanities to be outlawed in this grubby little corner of life, and the lies we tell ourselves to justify zoos are so plainly bogus. Are you one of those people who think it’s ok to make elephants stand in an exposed field in the snow for your entertainment? My program will of course take time to have good effect, but in about 10 years zoos will be no more: needful and less injurious recreational facilities will begin to replace them. The zoo closest to me which is on an extensive piece of land on a hillside overlooking the city will be reforested and given over to native wild life.