Zoos have been around for 4,000 years, for many years people have gone to zoos to see wild animals up close. What people do not know is animals don't have the best interest in being in a zoo. The article, "Zoos: The Historical Debate" from Globalanimal.org discusses some pros (positive sides) and cons (negative sides) of zoos. As well as how millions of people visit zoos around the world and how some argue that zoos are either places of education and conversation or unnecessary prisons. After reading the article a logical conclusion is zoos are detrimental to animals. For instance, in the text it states, "Zebras at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. starved to death because of insufficient or incorrect food, and the same zoo's red pandas died after eating rat poison." The zebras were not taken care of correctly which is supposed to be their number one priority. Another example is, "Although natural looking habitats are more attractive, people like David Hancocks, a zoo consultant and former zoo director, describe them as mere illusions. The animals' homes look prettier, but they really aren't any better then they were before. Indeed, many captive animals exhibit signs of severe distress: …show more content…
"Zoos have improved a lot in the last 4,000 years. These days, most zoos create friendlier environments for animals. ... Now, however, they get their animals through captive breeding programs and other zoos." This is an understandable concern, however, but this is not the case. Animals are not meant to be kept in captivity for human entertainment, animals are meant to be wild, the artificial surroundings in zoos an cause Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Zoos have always been criticized because some claim that animals are being abused and mistreated due to the lack and care of certain zoos. However, zoos actually help many animals with research and are critically important for conservation purposes. People need to understand that zoos have programs that breed endangered animals as well as rescue programs for exotic animals that people are no longer able to support. Also, they have many hands on activities that allow people to get more connected to animals. In addition, zoos do not only focus on animals. They focus on environmental problems/concerns as well. Zoos help us stay educated about environmental impacts and animal care.
This quote by Glosser basically summarizes what it feels like for an animal living in a zoo. How horrible it is to live in an environment that is fake with no freedom. Furthermore, the article continues
Did you know that a giraffe was killed in a zoo and fed to the lions because it had outlived it’s “usefulness”? This giraffe was only two years old! Animals in zoos suffer. How would you like to be held in captivity and be abused for the rest of your life? I know that I wouldn’t like that at all. Zoos are harmful because the animals have poor habitat, the animals get abused, and zoos are hardly educational.
For example, a documentary captured footage of captive killer whales being treated horribly. Orens states that The Captive Animals’ Protection Society makes the following claim: “‘wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally as their complex social,
For example, “wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally as their complex social, behavioral and physical needs cannot be met in
As the animal rights movement has developed and grown substantially in recent years, there has been an increased focused on the welfare of captive animals. A popular institution that has received much attention for keeping animals captive is the zoo. Because of this focus, zoos have responded by publicizing their positive benefits for existence in order to justify keeping these animals on display. Since the term “zoo” can have a wide variety of meaning and characteristics, it is important to define what constitutes a zoo in this essay. Zoos are defined as a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and
Zoos built for profit not for animals. Zoos make animals suffering from brain dysfunction because they forcing them to stay in the same small place forever. Animals in zoos are kept in cramped spaces with virtually no privacy and have very few opportunities to exercise or keep their minds active. Moreover, when animals live without their habits, they will have zoochosis. Moreover, they might harm themselves and visitors. Last Chance for Animals said that “Many animals held in captivity begin to form abnormal symptoms referred to as “zoochosis.” These neurotic and atypical behaviors occur as a result of boredom, depression, frustration, a lack of mental and physical enrichment, and removal from their natural habitat and social structures” (n.d., para.9). If animals kept in captivity, this will make them crazies. In brief, we destroy animal’s life when we kept them in
Zoos may seem fun to visit and exciting to see the animals; but what you don’t see is the suffering and depression that lies in these helpless creatures. There are many arguments whether or not zoos are good or bad, and if they should be removed or kept. Several think that zoos should be abolished or at least very much improved, due to animal cruelty. While, others want zoos to stay because it is beneficial for the animals and people. I strongly believe that zoos aren’t good for both the public and animals for numerous reasons.
The zoo is packed with children, running everywhere. They laugh and smile as they watch the animals at the zoo sleep. What these children do not realize is that these animals are dying on the inside. Animals that live at the zoo are extremely depressed. These animals can suffer severe psychological disorders from being out of their natural environment. But others argue that keeping these animals in captivity will help keep endangered species alive. However, the disadvantages of keeping animals in captivity are becoming more and more serious, and more people are beginning to believe that animals should not be held captive. Animals should not be kept in captivity because of the negative impact it can have
Zoos are terrible for the animals! There shouldn’t be zoos.Why shouldn’t there be zoos you ask, well let's go find out.
Have you ever thought about the lifestyle and the future of the animals, whether they should have them live with us on Earth or not? “Animals have few rights, but they have every right to be here.” (Bigcat Rescue) A way to keep the animals safe is by having zoos. Having Zoos means to keep the animals alive and to prevent their future from being impacted where they may no longer live in this world. Zoos are there to not only entertain people by their unique characteristics, but zoos also provide utmost care to the animals to ensure that the animals will continue to survive. A reason why some people disagree on having zoos is because they think that the zoo workers are taking
Zoos might be fun and entertaining, but do we know how much is being taken away from an animal? When animals are captivated and locked in a cage to be put on display, its freedom is taken, as along with many other things. These animals don’t have enough space and they are even treated badly sometimes. Zoos are inhumane and animals should not be kept in captivity.
First of all, although zoos attempt to copy the right environment for an animal, it will never provide all an animal would have in their environment nor the large amount of room they’d have. In fact, according to (thebell.global.com) scientists have proven that animals in changes and zoos naturally become stressed which leads to an early death. In addition to that, according to (captiveanimals.org) zoos aren’t even capable of providing the free amount of space animals would have in their habitats. In fact, animals like lions would have 18,000 times more space
Animals play an important role of human life. Wild animal is a kind that normally lives in the wild, for example: elephants, tigers, rhinos and many others. They live in the wild with spacious and natural environment, however many humans kept them in the zoo, as an attraction for the sake of the money. They didn’t think of the wild animals habitat, and there are some problems arise from keeping them in cages. The shock of being in captivity would depress the animals; they would even act hysterically and might hurt people near them. And it is not the animal to be fault. There are three main reasons why wild animals should not be kept in the zoos:
First, the reading states that animals are treated well IN ZOOS. The professor refutes this point BY STATING that animal treatment is not AS pretty AS THE AUTHOR BELIEVES. THE PROFESSOR PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF two red pandas THAT died TO ILLUSTRATE THIS. SADLY, they were exposed to rat poison. Safety managers could have prevented this BUT THEY DIDN'T AND SO, this PLAINLY SHOWS THE lack of care IN ZOOS.