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Published in GEN

·Feb 13, 2019

What Is a Bear?

A private zoo owner thought he was taking good care of his bear. Activists say he was torturing her. The epic fight that ensued cuts to the heart of society’s reappraisal of the inner lives of animals. — In the fall of 2016, Bradley Gerwig’s phone began to ring and ring. Morning, noon, and night, callers from around the world bombarded the 77-year-old’s landline at his modest ranch home in Keymar, Maryland, a blip of rolling farmland an hour northwest of Baltimore. Most callers were polite but firm…

Animal Rights

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How a Bear Triggered an Epic Fight Over the Inner Lives of Animals
How a Bear Triggered an Epic Fight Over the Inner Lives of Animals
Animal Rights

20 min read


Published in GEN

·Aug 9, 2018

The Problem with Better Zoos

More humane zoos made for smarter, healthier animals — which have gotten really good at escaping from zoos. — One day in 1979, Jon Coe was perched at his drawing board inside the Seattle offices of Jones and Jones Architecture when the phone rang. …

Animals

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The Problem with Better Zoos
The Problem with Better Zoos
Animals

11 min read

chris sweeney

chris sweeney

173 Followers

Chris Sweeney is a magazine writer living near Boston. His work has appeared in Audubon, Men's Journal, Popular Science, and Boston Magazine, among others.

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