Conservation versus welfare

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>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12717335.100-forum-whos-hijacking-conserv\

ation--the-man-who-believesanimal-welfare-groups-go-too-far-.html

>BAN THE ivory trade. Ban the fur trade. Ban the seal culling. Are we

>talking conservation or animal welfare? Is there a difference, and

>does it matter anyway? Yes there is, and yes it does, says David

>Jones, director of London Zoo.

 

 

For those who did not notice, this interview dates to 1990,

and does not very well represent the actual perspectives of the David

Jones whom I have known for many years now as an avid reader of

ANIMAL PEOPLE and often helpful source. Though Jones perceives a

substantial difference between conservation work and animal welfare

work, he has spent most of his life up to his ears in both.

 

Subsequent to that 1990 interview, Jones moved on from the

London Zoo to serve for many years on the board of the Brooke

Hospital for Animals and to head the North Carolina Zoo. Jones has

helped the Brooke to expand operations into many parts of the world

that were formerly almost without animal welfare programs, and to

develop working partnerships with many local animal aid organizations.

 

Jones has also directed international outreach efforts on

behalf of the Kabul Zoo and the Baghdad Zoo, which have in both

cases included founding humane societies on the zoo grounds. The

Kabul project, sustained by a partnership with the Mayhew Home for

Animals, has been highly successful. The Baghdad project ran afoul

of sectarian warfare, which obliged the humane society veterinarian

and staff to flee for their lives. Jones helped them to re-establish

themselves elsewhere.

 

My initial acquaintance with Jones began shortly after his

arrival at the North Carolina Zoo, about 10 years ago, when he was

reportedly about to have USDA Wildlife Services kill a beaver colony

whose dam-building was flooding some of the zoo grounds. Knowing

that Jones had come to the U.S. from England and did not have prior

beaver management experience, I faxed to Jones some information

about how to use beaver bafflers, and he called almost immediately

to pick my brains further about how to save the beavers. He was very

keen on avoiding any harm to the beavers, if it was avoidable

without harm to the other animals at the zoo, and this was

eventually accomplished.

 

 

 

 

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Merritt Clifton

Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE

P.O. Box 960

Clinton, WA 98236

 

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David Jones is said to be in favour of culling and a supporter of hunting.

 

On 9/10/08, Merritt Clifton <anmlpepl wrote:

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>

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12717335.100-forum-whos-hijacking-conserva\

tion--the-man-who-believesanimal-welfare-groups-go-too-far-.html

> >BAN THE ivory trade. Ban the fur trade. Ban the seal culling. Are we

> >talking conservation or animal welfare? Is there a difference, and

> >does it matter anyway? Yes there is, and yes it does, says David

> >Jones, director of London Zoo.

>

> For those who did not notice, this interview dates to 1990,

> and does not very well represent the actual perspectives of the David

> Jones whom I have known for many years now as an avid reader of

> ANIMAL PEOPLE and often helpful source. Though Jones perceives a

> substantial difference between conservation work and animal welfare

> work, he has spent most of his life up to his ears in both.

>

> Subsequent to that 1990 interview, Jones moved on from the

> London Zoo to serve for many years on the board of the Brooke

> Hospital for Animals and to head the North Carolina Zoo. Jones has

> helped the Brooke to expand operations into many parts of the world

> that were formerly almost without animal welfare programs, and to

> develop working partnerships with many local animal aid organizations.

>

> Jones has also directed international outreach efforts on

> behalf of the Kabul Zoo and the Baghdad Zoo, which have in both

> cases included founding humane societies on the zoo grounds. The

> Kabul project, sustained by a partnership with the Mayhew Home for

> Animals, has been highly successful. The Baghdad project ran afoul

> of sectarian warfare, which obliged the humane society veterinarian

> and staff to flee for their lives. Jones helped them to re-establish

> themselves elsewhere.

>

> My initial acquaintance with Jones began shortly after his

> arrival at the North Carolina Zoo, about 10 years ago, when he was

> reportedly about to have USDA Wildlife Services kill a beaver colony

> whose dam-building was flooding some of the zoo grounds. Knowing

> that Jones had come to the U.S. from England and did not have prior

> beaver management experience, I faxed to Jones some information

> about how to use beaver bafflers, and he called almost immediately

> to pick my brains further about how to save the beavers. He was very

> keen on avoiding any harm to the beavers, if it was avoidable

> without harm to the other animals at the zoo, and this was

> eventually accomplished.

>

> --

> Merritt Clifton

> Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE

> P.O. Box 960

> Clinton, WA 98236

>

> Telephone: 360-579-2505

> Fax: 360-579-2575

> E-mail: anmlpepl <anmlpepl%40whidbey.com>

> Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org

>

> [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing

> original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide,

> founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the

> decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations.

> We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year;

> for free sample, send address.]

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