Zoos are not in the best interests of animals. They are in business to make money so they can continue to operate. Animals are traded from one zoo to the other for publicity. Like us humans many zoo animals do live in family groups and splitting them up causes psychological trauma to the animals. I think the best way to protect animals is in game preserves.
Zoos can work to educate the public about animals by having information.
PETA needs to realize that just because they are opposed to zoos, animal testing, etc., not everyone else feels the same. Animals have provided us with many medical breakthroughs, and for this many lives have been saved. I hope the people of PETA never get sick. I am also a 16 year old teen mother of an 11 month old boy. I got pregnant again when he was 7 months old and I tried doing everything I could to have a miscarriage.