Tourists' perceptions of non‐human species in zoos: An animal rights perspective

Christou, Prokopis; Nikiforou, Elena S.

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“…Preconceived beliefs regarding captivity were identified as a factor impacting perceptions of zoo animal welfare, as zoos were perceived to be protectors of vulnerable animals and providers of quality care [9–11, 18, 29–48]. For example, sentiments expressed included, “ they have protection and a good food supply ” [39].…”

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“…number of studies in which themes appear and which animal orders and type of zoo facility were represented). Visitor perceptions of zoo animal welfare begin to form before visits have begun, due to variations in preconceived beliefs concerning captivity [29]. Thus, human-level factors regarding ethical perceptions of captivity are the opening themes of the discussion (below).…”

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“…Facility size. Relatively few studies have assessed the impact of establishment size on welfare perceptions, but there is some suggestion that smaller establishments were viewed as less commercial and exploitative [29], but also less governed by adequate welfare laws and lacking in sufficient resources to provide quality care [11].…”

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“…Many studies identified the importance of zoo animals being kept in species-appropriate group sizes and having social needs met in mediating perceptions of welfare [19,29,32,38,54,66,72,90,93,96,107,110,111,132], with social isolation being a primary factor of concern [32,38,66,110,111]. At the same time, one study identified that visitors also worry about overcrowding [29] and another showed that mixed species exhibits provoked concern if the mix included an animal perceived as dangerous [70]. Humans are generally considered a social species [140] and anthropomorphising the needs and feelings of animals is common [141].…”

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How does perception of zoo animal welfare influence public attitudes, experiences, and behavioural intentions? A mixed-methods systematic review

Phillips,

Maréchal,

Ventura

et al. 2024

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The public expects zoos to provide high standards of animal care. Failing to meet public expectations can have detrimental impacts on public experiences and behaviour, which in turn can compromise zoos’ organisational goals relative to conservation and public education. Despite increased research interest in understanding how the public perceives animal welfare in zoo settings, to date the factors that influence such perceptions are still unclear. To address this gap in knowledge, we conducted a mixed methods systematic review using a PRISMA approach to identify the factors that influence public perceptions of zoo animal welfare and the potential ramifications of these perceptions on public attitudes, experiences, and behaviours. A total of 115 peer reviewed journal articles were analysed: 43 provided qualitative data for thematic synthesis and 85 reported quantitative data for content analysis. Three main groupings were identified that impacted public perception of animal welfare in zoos: human, animal, and environmental factors. Within the human factors, ethical justifications, direct interactions, and inappropriate visitor behaviours were important. For the animal factors, animals’ behaviour, apparent health status, and the suitability of certain taxa for captivity were found to be key. Finally, several aspects of the environment -- conditions of the facility, the exhibit, and welfare-related educational material --were influential. Overall, negative perceptions of animal welfare resulted in negative visitor attitudes towards zoos, detrimentally impacted experiences, and lowered likelihood to visit zoos and engagement in conservation efforts. The articles in this review provided valuable insights into the factors affecting public perception of zoo animal welfare; however, future research may benefit from a more structured approach to increase comparability and validity of results across studies. We conclude by proposing seven recommendations to increase the robustness and validity of future research in this area.

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“…The study of environmental ethics and ecofeminism and to find out and analyse the prospectus of the status of animals as legal subjects of environmental law in Indonesia in the study of ecofeminism. The research was conducted by Prokopis A. Christou and Elena S. Nikiforou in 2021 [10]. The research entitled "Tourists' Perceptions of Non-Human Species in Zoos: An Animal Rights Perspective" focuses on revealing tourists' perceptions of non-human species in zoos" while adopting an animal rights perspective.…”

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Animal Rights in Indonesian Environmental Law: Case Studies in Disaster Prone Areas

Sonhaji¹,

Wibawa²,

Natalis³

et al. 2022

IJSDP

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This research focuses more on analysing the urgency of animal rights protection in Indonesia: case studies in disaster-prone areas and examining the legal status of animals as legal subjects to recognise animal rights in Indonesian Environmental Law. This research is research in the field of law with a normative juridical approach. The study results indicate that the authorised institution must carry out the preparedness phase to ensure animal welfare to deal with emergencies such as natural disaster situations. When animals have become legal subjects, then if actors want to destroy and criminalise habitats, animal life will automatically think twice about doing so. Animals have been recognised, and guaranteed legal certainty will be realised as a situation where previously animals became legal objects now become legal subjects. The House of Representatives and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia are expected to make changes to environmental laws and various policies related to animals in disaster-prone areas.

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124The Future of Tourism and Hospitality (?)

Christou¹

2022

The History and Evolution of Tourism

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This chapter discusses future impacts on tourism, the impacts of tourism on people, society and destinations, the continuation of the human quest and demand for the 'new' and personal fulfilment that will fuel tourism supply, and the response of the tourism industry/academic community regarding forthcoming tourism-related issues, challenges and changes. First, through the evolution of tourism throughout the years, we have discussed in previous chapters how tourism was affected by different impacts such as global wars, pandemics, economic crises or natural disasters. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that such external influences will continue to affect the tourism industry and continue to shape its operations. Climatic change is another challenge that will affect the tourism industry. Second, we have examined how tourist inflows, tourism development and tourism activity affect destinations both positively and negatively. The lack of tourist inflows may also bring its share of impacts, as the world experienced through the recent pandemic. In all likelihood, sustainability issues will continue to remain a challenge in the future for both the tourism academic community and the tourism industry as a whole.

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Tourists' perceptions of non‐human species in zoos: An animal rights perspective

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References 74 publications

How does perception of zoo animal welfare influence public attitudes, experiences, and behavioural intentions? A mixed-methods systematic review

How does perception of zoo animal welfare influence public attitudes, experiences, and behavioural intentions? A mixed-methods systematic review

Animal Rights in Indonesian Environmental Law: Case Studies in Disaster Prone Areas

124The Future of Tourism and Hospitality (?)

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