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Sir, I am responding to Clifford Warwick's comments on my review of Ormrod's Captive Polar Bear Report. It is hard to accept that Ormrod's report, which seems largely negative in its conclusions, can be described as ‘well intentioned’. He made no suggestions for changes or improvement...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0962728600016304 2023-05-15T18:01:46+02:00 Author's response Ames, Alison 1993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600016304 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0962728600016304 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Animal Welfare volume 2, issue 4, page 376-377 ISSN 0962-7286 2054-1538 General Veterinary General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Animal Science and Zoology journal-article 1993 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600016304 2023-01-20T07:06:55Z Sir, I am responding to Clifford Warwick's comments on my review of Ormrod's Captive Polar Bear Report. It is hard to accept that Ormrod's report, which seems largely negative in its conclusions, can be described as ‘well intentioned’. He made no suggestions for changes or improvements to the welfare of polar bears at present in zoos. It is easy to condemn zoos for keeping these animals, some of which have been inherited by current management, but it does nothing to improve their lives. I certainly agree with Ormrod that captive polar bears present a problem, but we differ in our solutions. Article in Journal/Newspaper polar bear Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) Clifford ENVELOPE(-63.167,-63.167,-70.467,-70.467) Animal Welfare 2 4 376 377 |
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Sir, I am responding to Clifford Warwick's comments on my review of Ormrod's Captive Polar Bear Report. It is hard to accept that Ormrod's report, which seems largely negative in its conclusions, can be described as ‘well intentioned’. He made no suggestions for changes or improvements to the welfare of polar bears at present in zoos. It is easy to condemn zoos for keeping these animals, some of which have been inherited by current management, but it does nothing to improve their lives. I certainly agree with Ormrod that captive polar bears present a problem, but we differ in our solutions. |
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