San Diego Zoo turns 100 amid a global debate over the treatment of animals in captivity - Los Angeles Times

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San Diego Zoo turns 100 amid a global debate over the treatment of animals in captivity Los Angeles Times A century ago, a San Diego physician named Harry Wegeforth held a meeting with his brother and three other men. The topic: starting a zoo. There were already some animals — buffalo, bears, monkeys, lions, wolves — left over from the 1915 to 1916 ... and more »