84: Abusive Prisons or Animal Oasis: Are Zoos Evil? | Dark History with Bailey Sarian
Dark History
The Boston Zoo: A Death Camp
During World War II, plenty of zoos didn't have enough money to do experiments. The Boston Zoo killed almost all of their monkeys because they needed to cut costs. A polar bear was forced to drink boric acid, which is a poison, so that the Navy could study the chemical effects on the bears brain.
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