When officials of the financially strapped London Zoo let it be known that they may be forced to close the world's oldest animal park -- and perhaps even kill off some of its 8,000 inhabitants -- many expected there would be an outpouring of sympathy, and cash, from animal-loving Britons.
But a surprising number cried good riddance to the 40-acre Regent's Park facility, which was established by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1828 for the "introduction of curious subjects to the animal kingdom." Janet Fookes, head of Parliament's animal-rights committee, said closing the zoo would be a "major step forward for animal...
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