

Here, the worst zoos around the world.Ī blind lion at the Kabul Zoo. Though many are bad, some are worse than others. The less veterinary care used, the less the medical expenses will be," she says.

"The less nutritious the food, the cheaper it's going to cost. It is time consuming and expensive to care for these animals, says Peet, so zoos cut corners, which results in animals suffering. "Anytime profit is the motive, animal welfare is not the motive," explains Peet.

"It's horrific what happens in these zoos," says Brittany Peet, PETA's deputy director of captive animal law enforcement. And often, the offensive aren't observable to patrons. Sadly, animal abuse isn't just limited to zoos in third-world countries. The zoo in Kiev, for example, has so many fatalities it's called the "concentration camp for animals." At the Mumbai Zoo, the animals that die - mostly from inadequate nutrition and care - are stuffed and put on display as taxidermy.
