Contents

• Zoo animals suffer mental illnesses• Zoo animals suffer bad health• Zoo animals are harmed• Zoo has no uses• Zoo animals come from the wild

Bar BitingRepeated biting on the

bars of an enclosure

Neck TwistingUnnatural twisting of neck

including flicking head around/bending neck back

VomitingA form of Bulimia

Self-mutilation Self-inflicted physical harm e.g. biting or chewing tail/leg, hitting head against wall

How confinement leads to health problems in different animals

CIRCUS

Interesting?

Cruelty Behind

SPILT

Signage

Zoo animals are taken from the wild

Zoos cannot provide sufficient space

We share around 90% of our genes with all mammals on the planet. Do you really think animals know nothing about them being in captivity?