Looking at giraffes, zebras or polar bears - millions of people in Germany flock to zoos every year to marvel at mostly exotic animals. Whether they can do this with a clear conscience is controversial. For some, zoos are important places for leisure and education, where research is carried out and which contribute to the preservation of endangered species. Critics see zoos as animal prisons in which animals are not kept in a species-appropriate manner, develop behavioural disorders and suffer. They see the educational and species protection arguments as a pretext to continue to justify the existence of zoos. Is species-appropriate animal husbandry in zoos even possible or should zoos be abolished? We discussed this in 13 questions. #13Questions #Zoos Our participants: Jonas Ems, web video producer Toby Schaper, music journalist Yvonne Würz, PETA specialist for animals in zoos and circuses Jeff Schreiner, veterinarian for exotics and wild animals Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Should zoos be abolished? 01:53 Why can't you go to the zoo with a clear conscience? 03:00 Do you go to the zoo with a clear conscience? 05:05 Can zoos be an educationally valuable institution? 07:18 What can zoos teach that other educational institutions can't? 13:23 Is the natural design of the enclosures about animal welfare? 17:15 Are there animals that you would prefer not to see in zoos anymore? 23:12 How important are zoos for the conservation of endangered species? 27:45 Would it be better to let some species die out than to keep individual specimens in zoos? 32:14 Can we agree that certain animal species for which life in zoos is particularly painful should no longer be bred? 35:02 Compromise proposal yellow 36:12 Compromise proposal green 13 questions is a format from ZDFkultur. More information here: https://kurz.zdf.de/HZtF/ You can find more content on this and similar topics here: Species protection or animal cruelty? Do we need zoos? Heureka https://kurz.zdf.de/3xG/ Tiger King vs. reality: This is what it's really like to work with big cats TRU DOKU https://kurz.zdf.de/rDXx/ From zoo animal to food animal? Zoos kill surplus animals zdfheute https://kurz.zdf.de/FlbI/ Extreme species protection - preservation at any price? planet e. https://kurz.zdf.de/oao/ Editor ZDF: Stefan Münker Format development ZDF: Vanessa Olivier, Lisah Dietrich A production by Hyperbole. Host: Salwa Houmsi Director / Author: Katharina Lauck, Niels Folta Editors: Katharina Schaar, Althea Pappas, Caroline Weigele Social Media Editor: Anne Sophie Lange, Lina Eikelmann Camera: Michel Gumnior, Fabian Uhlmann, Taner Asma, Sebastian Linder Lighting: Micha Plundrich, Ulrich Kalliske Sound & sound mixing: Wladimir Gelwich Set Design: Justus Saretz Production Manager: Denise Ghard Editor: Suraj Chandran Graphics: Petra Sohnius Make Up: Juliane Polak Producer: Bastian Asdonk Creative Producer: Katharina Lauck, Niels Folta Production Manager: Laura Obereisenbuchner Production Assistant: Nina Schögel, Lina Willeckes Social Media Editor ZDF: Leonie Steinfeld, Muriel Spiegel, Schahrzad Zamankhan, Lara-Celine Saalmann Online Editor ZDF: Anna Ernst Production Management ZDF: Christiane Alsfasser