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Keeping Animals In Captivity

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Is keeping animals in captivity having a negative effect on them? Are animals at risk from being held in zoos? Animals have been held in captivity for hundreds of years, but in recent times people have been agreeing with the idea. Although not all animals are kept in good conditions, animals should be allowed to be held in captivity, some animals are safer in captivity, some animals are injured or unable to live in the wild, and it allows researchers to gain knowledge on animals that are not common in the wild.
Some animals are kept safer in captivity. The animals are protected from things in the wild like predators and are provided with food that could be scarce in the wild. Other benefits are when animals are endangered and don’t breed naturally;

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