The most important lesson they teach impressionable young minds is that it is acceptable to keep animals in captivity for human amusement. That is the opposite of the ethical attitude to animals that we should be seeking to impart to children.
我们无须太在意那些以“教导”人们认识动物为由来为游乐园和马戏团辩护的意图。因为持有这种意图的公司都是些商业娱乐行业机构。而就是它们能教给那些年少无知的年轻人所谓最重要的东西，无非就是些诸如“为了人类的娱乐而把动物囚禁起来是合理的”的鬼话。而这是跟我们努力想灌输给小朋友们对待动物的伦理态度背道而驰的。