![The history of zoo construction is fraught and dominated by humans' desire to ignore the consequences of our actions. The history of zoo construction is fraught and dominated by humans' desire to ignore the consequences of our actions.](https://compote.slate.com/images/b6d8000c-c504-4847-99b4-6865c7ca87e1.jpg)
The history of zoo construction is fraught and dominated by humans' desire to ignore the consequences of our actions.
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America, stop visiting roadside zoos – they make money from the inhumane treatment of animals | Guardian sustainable business | The Guardian
![Small cages and nothing to do: Hong Kong Zoo animals 'trapped in the 19th century' | South China Morning Post Small cages and nothing to do: Hong Kong Zoo animals 'trapped in the 19th century' | South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_coronavirus_generic/public/2014/08/18/hongkongzoo-monkey-0818-net.jpg?itok=NokGKM02)