How have you noticed a difference in animal care or welfare philosophy in AZA zoos in the US vs EAZA zoos in Europe? Genuinely curious to learn more about the differences from people with experience in either type of facility.

This is a question mostly for keepers but volunteers and guests please feel free to chime in, too.
 
From what I have heard -around this site mostly- (not a keeper or volunteer myself), a major difference is that generally european zoos tend to use more often carcasses for feeding, while us zoos avoid it. Moreover, zoos in the states, even if they use carcass-feeding, avoid doing it during open hours.

There is also a difference when it comes to the use of euthanasia as a tool of population management. European zoos generally use it more that their american counterparts.

Lastly -and correct me if I'm wrong - but I seem to remember thet the Eaza recommends the mixing of grevy's zebra and discourages the mixing of mountain zebras, while the aza recommends the opposite.

However, it is important to note that even amongst Eaza, there are differences, since some zoos cannot implement euthanasia for population management due to local legislation. Also, as you may have noted, I used the word generally often, as it is hard to lump together the management styles of zoos from all around eaza or Aza.
 
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