The lake view room makes people happy, so what about the "tiger view room"?
According to the cover news report, on January 18, it was reported that a tiger viewing room appeared in a zoo hotel in Nantong, Jiangsu.
Judging from the shooting video, the tiger dwelling is only separated from the viewing room by a layer of glass, and the area of the glass is huge, which completely exposes the room to the tiger's sight, causing online controversy about safety issues and animal welfare.
The staff said that the glass uses explosion-proof glass to ensure safety, and the hotel has not yet been put into use.
Come to think of it, the construction of the "Tiger View Room" has fully considered the safety, and the personal safety of tourists should not be a big problem.
It is estimated that there are not many people who want to go hunting, although this so-called adventure is actually made.
However, for tigers, the "Tiger View Room" is a big problem.
In nature, wild tigers require huge habitats.
We have put tigers in a zoo, which has greatly compressed their living space. Now we have to put them in a place the size of a palm, and force them to "sleep" with humans, which undoubtedly goes against their natural instincts.
Over time, the tiger's body and mind will inevitably have problems.
Yang Yi, the manager of Wuhan Zoo, said that from the tiger breeding environment in the video, there is no natural element, and the tiger is pacing back and forth in front of the glass, "This behavior is called stereotyped behavior, which shows that there is a problem with the tiger's psychology. of."
Although my country has not yet legislated on animal welfare, it does not mean that we can do whatever we want.
It has always been a social consensus to protect animals in accordance with the law and not to abuse animals, not to mention that tigers are rare and protected animals, and their protection, development and utilization should abide by strict legal norms.
The purpose of establishing a zoo is to protect animals, conduct research, and popularize the value and significance of animal protection to the public.
The "World Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Strategy (2005)" formulated by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums summarizes the functions of modern zoos into comprehensive conservation and conservation education, and conservation education is the primary function of zoos, "serving the public and giving full play to the role of zoos. The proper role of social welfare undertakings” is the foundation of every zoo’s survival.
This positioning determines that no matter who invests in the construction of the zoo, its public welfare will not change.
Its business behavior and daily management are subject to the constraints of its public welfare.
The "Tiger View House" is so blatantly aimed at making money without sacrificing the purpose of protection, which goes against the original intention of building the zoo.
Wildlife conservation is a social resource and should not be reduced to a money-making tool for some people or some institutions.
It is not that the zoo cannot carry out business activities, but it should be out of the need to maintain its own good operation and be beneficial to the protection of animals. If it deviates from this purpose, it is putting the cart before the horse.
What does "Tiger View Room" show?
It is to squeeze the money-making function of animals to the extreme, and it is the greed and cruelty of some people.
It may be a money-making hit, but how should the children who see it feel, and how can we tell them the truth of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature?
In the "Tiger View Room", is such a narrative still convincing?
Newspaper commentator Gao Lu