Compounding this already bad situation is the fact that the majority of roadside zoo operators conduct their businesses on shoestring budgets, so they don’t have the funds required to provide acceptable conditions for the animals or improve them over time. SUBSTANDARD HOUSING, CARE & ANIMAL WELFARE...
In addition, setting performance benchmarks can also help improve individual institutions and the zoological industry as a whole [28]. Moreover, the performance of a zoo is connected to the employees’ working conditions and satisfaction. Specifically, good working conditions promote a connection ...
It was in the 1950s that zoo animal welfare began to take centre stage as zoos (particularly those in Europe and North America) were pressured by the general public to improve captive conditions for the animal’s experience [34]. Such a shift came in the wake of increased accessibility to...