Keep Animals In Captivity

Freedom is everything to people, and animals alike. But animals in captivity are stripped from this. In SeaWorld and circuses, the animals are living their lives entertaining people and living their lives in cages or small enclosed pens. By keeping animals to remain in captivity people are taking away their freedom, forcing them to be used for entertainment, and not providing animals with the proper care.

Do you think that animals should be kept in captivity there whole life's. When people put animals in zoos or captivity that keeps the animal safe. Although keeping animals in captivity is bad because they don’t get to be themselves, they should keep animals in zoos or captivity because it helps them not go extinct, it brings happiness to families that go the zoo, and zoos bring in enough money to build better animal enclosures.

The author of this article, Michael D. Lemonick, discusses how some animals aren't able to be kept humanely in captivity. This article mainly focuses on elephants that are kept in captivity. Normally elephants roam up to, if not more than, 30 miles a day and they socialize with up to 20 other elephants a day. While in captivity, elephants are not experiencing their lives the way they should. If an elephant is in an exhibit that is too small for them, they can develop serious health issues such as, foot problems, arthritis, and even premature deaths. Most zoos aren't equipped to take care of elephants like they should. Lemonick discusses zoos across the country that have stopped exhibiting elephants altogether, due to severe issues seen in elephants.

Did you know that in 2018, The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus will be retiring their elephant act (Mendoza). The topic I will be discussing with you guys today is animals in captivity, or otherwise known as zoos and aquatic centers. We need to care about this topic because people and protestors are taking it out of hand. Some animals need zoos to care for them. I personally care for this topic because zoos are a fun thing to do with your family or friends. As long as they?re not hurting something they shouldn?t be, I don?t see why it is a bad thing. Today I will be arguing with Haylee on why animals in captivity isn?t a bad thing.

Animal activists documentaries and incidents have recently brought up the question of weather or not animals should be held in captivity for human entertainment or conservation. A series of recent events has the general pubic asking them selves if animals should be allowed to be in captivity. On February 24, 2010 Tilikum, a 12,000 pound killer whale held at Sea World Orlando, dragged trainer Dawn Brancheau to the bottom of the tank during their daily show performance Dine with Shamu, killing her. This was not the first time Tilikum had killed one of his trainer, in 1991 and 1999 he was involved in similar incidents that unfortunately claimed the lives of

Can you imagine living in a cage for the rest of your life? Mammals are born to swim freely, they are not meant to entertain an audience. TIlikum killed Dawn Brancheau, she was in the water with him trying to train him to do more tricks, and he grabbed her, put her in his mouth and dragged her underwater and drowned her (us.whales.org). rest of your life? Mammals do not deserve to be kept in captivity. They are born to live in the wild, and they should be free and not kept in a small tank or pool for the rest of their life. Tilikum was an orca who was captured and taken away from his family at the age of 2. He recently passed away. He was kept in captivity for over 30 years. Mammals are born to swim freely, they are not meant to entertain an audience. TIlikum killed Dawn Brancheau, she was in the water with him trying to train him to do more tricks, and he grabbed her, put her in his mouth and dragged her underwater and drowned her (us.whales.org). Brancheau’s

In May 2016, a critically endangered gorilla was shot dead by zoo officials after a young child slipped into its enclosure. The incident created an uproar, with the public debating either the mother’s parenting skills or the justification of killing in an emergency situation. The public outrage was of no avail, to an incarcerated animal who had no choice but to die at a place it never belonged. It is now more crucial than ever to question the relevancy of keeping animals captive in zoos and aquariums.

“Captive animals are abused and exploited in a variety of settings, including research and product testing, the entertainment industry, fur farms, and the exotic ‘pet’ trade” (Born Free USA). Zoos are holding animals all around the world captive. Zoos are not letting them live in their natural habitats and roam free. Captive animals are are not healthy and it's not good for the environment. For example bornfreeusa.org states “Every year, captive exotic animals are involved in incidents in which humans are injured or even killed.” Animal captivity should not be allowed. Captivity affects animals mental health, they can’t get enough exercise and food that they normally get, additionally, these animals that are in captivity can get many diseases and could die.

Tartan Wires, malicious voices, and aching bodies are the majority of their lives. They’re whipped to the core, mentally beaten down. They have no strength, no voice, or significance. They are toys, expect toys are cherished and cared for. They are ragdolls. They can be compelled easily and look how you wish them to with just a little tinkering. They look attractive from afar, but the closer you get the more obvious it becomes how much they have been overused and mistreated. They are Entertainment animals. They have been in use since the late 1800’s when the first zoo opened. Since then, the opportunities have shot through the roof. Animals are now not only in zoos, but films, live shows, and in animal amusement parks. Animal Welfare allows

Animals in captivity are incapacitated, therefore they should stay in the wild and out of zoos. The writers at the largest animal rights organization in the world, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, P.E.T.A., explain that animals in captivity “are often prevented from doing most of the things that are natural and important to them, like running, roaming, flying, climbing, foraging, choosing a partner, and being with others of their own kind”(“Zoos”). It is a constant challenge for animals in zoos to execute activities that come naturally. Imagine a cheetah that cannot run, a bird that can only fly 20 feet in the air, or a lion that cannot hunt. A four year study of animals in captivity at Oxford University shows that “observing animals in captivity and in the wild found that animals such as polar bears,

Imagine if you were thrown into a cage, or beat for no specific reason, or being forced to do something you didn’t want to do, all for the entertain of humans. Animals have been used for entertainment purposes in both the past and present. The total number of animals in captivity for the sake of entertainment of humans is 751,931. There are many different types of Animal abuse. Some examples of different types of animal abuse are poor living conditions, inhumane rearing practices or purposeful execution of violent and harmful acts against the animals, such as, dog fighting. Some major contributors to animal cruelty around the world are, animal testing, fishing and slaughterhouses. Animals in captivity are forced to perform silly tricks under

Most children cannot help but jump and squeal in overwhelming joy as their parents drive them to the zoo. Since children continuously observe a diverse, unknown world that nonetheless mesmerizes them, they would not shrug in cold apathy if they saw a large trumpeting grey elephant. As children grow into adults, they recall the moments when their parents walked together with them in Animal Kingdom. Parents take their children to zoos and amusement parks to provide their children an enjoyable experience. Nevertheless, the zoo is also where a few children will discover their greatest passion. A young girl’s fascination with koalas may inspire her to educate a future generation of visitors on the research developed on the effects deforestation have on koalas. Animal activists argue that zoos exploit animals for the sole sake of entertainment, but zoos actually serve a far more fundamental purpose in our society.

Also, There have been numerous events where animals held captive will injure or even kill one of their trainers. One specific example is with Dawn Brancheau, a former SeaWorld trainer. According to an expert in Zoology, Dawn was dragged underwater by an orca, just a few months after a death of another Orca trainer (Palmer). This displays the harm that an animal can pose to a human at any given time, therefore their need to be released from captivity. While the argument states that animals in captivity don’t have rights since their sole purpose is to provide benefits to humans, evidence supports that they may not be posing a benefit, but rather harm, and that these animals undergo intense stress and psychological damage.

Animals’ cages in captivity is sufficient for an animals to have the freedom that it need. Animals only have to be placed in “sufficient” cages that meet certain regulations in disregards to the animals needs (Blanchard 93). Many animals are not given the luxury of roaming free but are subjected to a space not qualified for their needs.

During the 1960’s at the Saint Louis Zoo a chimpanzee named Edith took her first breath. The public gave a lot of attention, mainly because she was a newborn. She was cuddly, cute and small. As young as 3 years old, she was taken away from her family and passed around at least five facilities, finally landing at a Texas roadside zoo called Amarillo Wildlife Refuge. During an undercover investigation of Amarillo Wildlife Refuge, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) discovered during the undercover investigation that Edith had been living in a filthy, barren concrete pit. She did not have any hair on her body and had been living off of rotten produce and dog food (“Zoos: Pitiful Prisons”). Edith is not the only animal that has been through that type of abuse. There has been hundreds of more stories with a variety of animals that were very similar to Edith’s. It is difficult to