Zoos

No wr don't need zoos just like we don't need them IRL. A gaming industry shouldn't be supporting cruelty. I'd prefer a sagari pack or animal sanctuary not even virtual animals in cages.

To be fair on zoos, there are some very good ones in the world that treat the animals very well. They have conservation and enrichment programs that make the animals as happy and safe as possible. And due to medical treatment they might live much longer and comfortable lives than their equivalent in the wild. Many species would be at a higher risk of becoming extinct if it wasn't for the work that they do at zoos. For example, animals living in the Serengeti may be at risk from poachers. The purpose of the Serengeti in the first place, the reason it became a National Park, was because the animals were being hunted for fun and people wanted to protect them. It's kind of like a giant zoo, if you think about it.

Obviously some are better than others, and nobody wants to see animals mistreated in the game. This is why I was outspoken that we shouldn't get animals in the circus pack when we heard it was coming to the TS3 store. I didn't want to see animals in small cages.

I wouldn't mind a zoo pack with a focus on conservation and enrichment. I loved Zoo Tycoon for example! But I think a Serengeti pack might feel more acceptable (as long as Sims only shoot them with cameras).

Zoo's would be really cool in the game. Nobody really needs them, but I bet if they were added they'd be really fun to mess around with.

In my opinion I wouldn't think this shouble be in game because its just something we might not use. We might not even be able to play as the animals and just walking around the zoo...

I think if it was done right with safari type stuff, open zoo rather than cages, train running through it, vet careers, petting area for the kids and toddlers!! with baby animals, water area for water critters, etc, it could be awesome. I've been asking for this since I started with Sims3 in 2012. With the limitations that the Sims4 engine has and the animation issues that would be needed to make it awesome, I imagine it can't be done very well so maybe they shouldn't even try. Maybe they could take this as a challenge and prove me wrong! It would be like adding toddlers, but locking them in a playpen. If it really had a wow factor I might reconsider my current embargo of all things Sims4.

I don't think we'd get pets and zoos in the same expansion. I think it would spread the development too thinly and neither would feel very satisfying. I could see a Safari or Zoo Game Pack though! That could be fun. I'd really like a Serengeti type world to explore. I see this kind of thing requested fairly often and it hasn't really been done before. I think we need some of the old favourites back first though.

"Dannydanbo;15063255" wrote:

"BabySquare;15063240" wrote:

"earthgirl;15062981" wrote:
Well, we do have the ability to put tiny pets in cages and terrariums in the sims 3. Isn't that also considered caging wildlife or "animal cruelty" as you put it?
After all, they're not real. It's just a game...

I rather like the farming EP idea though.

Game or not is irrelevant, it's the principle of the thing.
I'm against keeping animals in captivity and for precisely that reason I would not buy a zoo-themed pack.

What about people who own big dogs and live in an apartment? Alone all day with no stimulation until their "master" comes home from work. IMO, animals in zoos are treated better. They have constant care and attention and are never alone.

Vis-a-vis dogs in small homes - that's unfair to the animal too, although the RSPCA would be better informed on the effects on said dogs than I am. If an animal is sick, sure, tend to it. If a species is endangered, sure, do what you can to protect it in as noninvasive-a-way as possible, which is why I think national parks and nature reserves are better at taking care of animals that zoos - putting an animal in a zoo takes it out of it's natural habitat, and makes a spectacle of it for the "entertainment" of humans. I believe the lives of other species do not exist for our entertainment.
If you want to know what other problems I have with zoos google Arturo the polar bear.

I like the zoo and farming idea, theyre both great maybe they should bring out a wildlife pack and a countryside pack

Zoos are yet another thing I've been begging for since TS3.I dream of my sim taking their family to the zoo to pet animals or read the bios and take pictures of the animals.

Some cotton candy and popcorn stands would be nice along with vending machines and a gift store.

I'd love for this to be included in a pets expansion then later we could add zoos to amusement parks.

"Movotti;15062744" wrote:

"hannaaj22;15062680" wrote:
I think a zoo might be too nuch considering all the animations that would have to be made for each animal.

It's not just that.

It would also be more than a bit boring. What do you do at a zoo?
Stare at animals? Laugh at them when they woohoo?
And the cages would have to be tiny. Who want's to watch a sad dancing bear, in a tiny barren cage? Or a lion walk in frustraited circles, 3 steps one way, 3 steps back the other.
A elephant so lonely and sad, that it holds its own tail?

Maybe a farming pack would seem more reasonable and we have been told to expect new things mixed with old so it could be a possibility.

Also much more playable.

Sheep and cows that can roam the hood.
Cows that you can milk, and turn the milk into cheese. Sheep you can shear, and knit their wool. (new skills!)
A dog to round up the sheep for shearing.
A horse so you can round up the cows for milking
A farm could also extend the types of gardening.
New plant types could lead to new meals.

Well they could add alligator,snake and big cat shows and also add a marine aquarium like they have in Tennessee.