Keeping Animals In Captivity

One of the reasons why we should keep animals in captivity is because animals are simply safer in zoos than in the wild as said in the article, Animals Locked Up. Another one of the reasons why we should keep animals in captivity is because the zoo and safari park are great places for people to explore the animal kingdom that is close to their homes. For example, if I wanted to go to see

Most wild animals that are unable to survive in the wild are kept in zoos and animal rescues. However, when wild animals are kept in captivity for too long it can lead to some odd behaviors and health issues. Some of the issues animals can develop in captivity are over grooming, pacing back and forth, and zoochosis. These can cause animals to develop odd behaviors that can lead to dangerous health issues and sometimes even death.

Also another way to help animal captivity is some zoos keep animals that are injured but that should be the only thing that zoos can keep. Yes, some animals can't go back in the wild but they should stay in captivity but you shouldn't keep fully health animals in captivity because they die faster. Some animals get hurt in the wild but they should only be in captivity. They shouldn't have animals that are just for entertainment in captivity they should be there for a good reason not something like

The first reason as to why putting animals in captivity is wrong unless it is used to help the animals is because animals can put the trainers and zookeepers in harm. Animals who are sick do not tend to lash out at veterinarians

Scientists, zoologists, and the staff at zoos all agree that by keeping species in captivity, the species is benefiting from it. For some species, captivity is the only reason why their species is surviving. For example, the amount of tigers that are owned by private individuals

Animals in captivity should be allowed because they can get healthy. The first reason they get healthy is there are rehabilitation programs. According to The Current, “Rehabilitation programs take ill or injured animals and nurse them to health so that they may be reintroduced back to the wild” ( Should Animals Be Kept In Captivity n. pag.). Rehabilitators learn to recognize and treat many kinds of medical and surgical problems (Duke et al. 97). Wildlife rehabilitation saves lives and returns many animals

According to the passage “The Impact of Animal Protection” it says “In the wild, animals share territory with other species, and the idea of survival of the fittest is very apparent.” it also mentions that the innate instincts they have to survive can be hurt and sometimes gone if they are kept in captivity for too long. The animals are more likely to be hurt by predators because they forget the their natural ways from when they were wild and untouched by the human kind. Others may say that it’s great for many of the to be in the animals to be in zoos mainly for the entertainment to them when they go to see the animals. However I still feel that it is not necessary for them to be locked away in the captivity of zoos for human needs they have their own needs to you

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.

The second reason animals should not be held in captivity is because the exhibits they live in are too small and not natural to them. Zoos do not provide animals with the proper habitats they need to survive. The habitats are designed to imitate the animal’s natural habitat, but are usually not natural. There are large animals, such as, elephants, that do not have the large space they need. Animals that are in

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 the species not go extinct, it brings happiness to families that go to the zoo, and zoos bring in enough money to build better exhibits. Even though zoos still have negative impacts on animals lives they should still keep animals in

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.

The topic of the treatment of captive animals in both zoos and aquariums is one of high controversy. It is argued that the capturing and breeding of wildlife, holding them in captivity may present them with unnecessary risks. This however is dependent on the species of animal.

Millions of animals are being kept at zoos and aquariums, with too little space, being watched by people every day and being beaten up if they don’t behave as “they should”. I don’t think that it can come anything good out of keeping animals at zoos.

Animals could be treated to many different types of habitats and treatments. They can range from amazing care to almost or absolute torture. To the animals with better lives from captivity they are well fed and taken care of but to the animals that are not well taken care of they are physically and mentally abused. They are only used for money and human desires and are taken from their natural way of life and forced to live in a totally different way. It is up to humankind to become a majority in the debate over whether animals should be kept in captivity or whether they should just be left

humans. Others contend that the benefits are small or can be achieved by some other