Why must zoos stop indiscriminate feeding?

There is a scientific reason why zoos must stop tourists from feeding indiscriminately.

When tourists visit animals in the zoo, they are often overflowing with love and can't help but feed the animals what they think are "good things", but they don't know that good intentions can lead to bad things. Because different animals have their own unique diets, herbivores cannot eat meat and high-fat foods, and carnivores cannot eat herbs. Otherwise, it will cause digestive system disorders and make the animals sick. In addition, although omnivorous animals can eat all kinds of food, animals often have gluttonous habits, which can easily make animals sick. The quality of food fed by tourists also varies, and some food that has gone bad is also fed, which can easily cause diarrhea to the animals. Once an animal becomes sick, it may affect other people's viewing experience, or endanger the animal's life.

When tourists feed animals, they often use the excuse of showing love to the animals and confidently refuse to listen to the dissuasion of the staff. They go their own way and achieve little results, so the zoo has to take extreme measures such as fines. But this is not the best method. The zoo should use eye-catching reminders at the entrance and visiting areas to publicize and inform, and set up glass or dense mesh in the animal areas to prevent food from entering.

Parents and schools should also strengthen education for children and tell them that animals in zoos are managed and fed by specialized keepers and that tourists no longer need to feed them, otherwise the animals will get sick or even die. Love animals. Don't feed indiscriminately in the zoo.