Amusement Quote by H. L. Mencken

“All zoos, even the most enlightened, are built upon the idea both beguiling and repellent—the notion that we can seek out the wildness of…

— Thomas French

The zoo cannot but disappoint. The public purpose of zoos is to offer visitors the opportunity of looking at animals. Yet nowherein a zoo…

— John Berger

People forget the good that zoos do. If it weren't for zoos, we would have so many species that would be extinct today.

— Betty White

“Despite all their flaws, zoos wake us up. They invite us to step outside our most basic assumptions. Offered for our contemplation, the animals…

— Thomas French

Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature…

— Michael J. Fox

The Zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. But…

— Russell Hoban

“As an animal lover, I don’t like zoos. I feel the only creatures that should be caged behind bars are politicians, lobbyists, and lawyers.…

— Jarod Kintz

The zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. I…

— Russell Hoban

Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things.

— Gerald Durrell

I am personally not against keeping animals at zoos, as they serve a huge educational purpose, but treating them well and with respect seems…

— Frans de Waal

If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of…

— Bob Dole

“A good zoo is a place of carefully worked-out coincidence: exactly where an animal says to us, "Stay out!"...we say to it, "Stay in!"…

— Yann Martel