Should Animals Be Held In Captivity?

Zoos across the world claim to be safe, suitable homes that replicate habitats of animals that are usually found in the wild. However, there is no possible way for wild habitats to be replicated well enough for animals in captivity to thrive, animals are often separated and withheld from living as they would in the wild. Despite their argument of being educational for visitors, the only thing they are teaching the public is that it is ok to take animals out of the wild and lock them up for their own enjoyment. Regardless of these claims, zoos are inhumane.

Zoos have become a very visited place over a person’s lifetime, whether it be for an educational school field trip or for a day of fun. It’s a wonderful experience to be able to see animals up close in a controlled environment, keeping visitors safe from these animals, however do visitors think of what the animals are going through? Zoos are not providing enough space for captivated animals to live causing numerous problems not only involving the animals, but some visitors as well. Zoos should not be allowed to hold animals in captivity unless they significantly increase the size of each cage (change cage into something else).

First not all animals are treated equally in every zoo. But most importantly, they will always be going under this treatment until everyone is aware of the kind of care these animals are going through behind those cage doors. Or unless the authorities get more strict on how the zoos need to care and handle those animals, then maybe there could be a change in the lives of the animals. With research anyone can learn and educate themselves of what they can do to try to help those animals 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.

Zoos across the world claim to be safe, suitable homes that replicate habitats of animals that are usually found in the wild. However, there is no possible way for wild habitats to be replicated well enough for animals in captivity to thrive, animals are often separated and withheld from living as they would in the wild. Despite their argument of being educational for visitors, the only thing they are teaching the public is that it is ok to take animals out of the wild and lock them up for their own enjoyment. Regardless of these claims, zoos are inhumane.

Every year almost 175 million people visit a zoo, yet the mistreatment of animals in zoos goes almost completely unnoticed. This mistreatment is constantly swept under the rug by issues that society deems more relevant or impact us more. For example, issues like climate change receive more attention. However, this mistreatment is relevant and is constantly impacting society. These animals that are left malnourished, fatigued, and constantly fighting bacterial infections, are important. Every time an animal is pulled from the wild and put into captivity it impacts the mental health of the animal and endangers everyone and everything around it. Zoos are to blame for this endangerment, yet so is the public for overlooking mistreatment such as enclosures that are too small, surplus animals, and mental illness in animals.

Animal captivity has been an ongoing debate for over 60 years. There should be no question about whether animal captivity is wrong. “Hundreds of thousands of wild animals across the world are snatched from natural habitats, forced into captivity and subjected to abuse, both mentally and physically, in the name of entertainment and profit.” (World Animal Protection 1) Places such as the circus use abusive training methods such as, hooks, chains, whips, electric rods, and blunt instruments. (Born Free USA 1) Animals deserve to live freely in the wild. Their freedom is taken away the moment they are put in a cage. When animals are brought into

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 animals in question adopt a very different behavior apart to the behavior they show in their natural habitat. A lion in the wild would never eat out of someone’s hand, and a bear in the wild won’t ever stand on their head to receive fish by a human. In their natural habitat they are wild animals, and some even dangerous if you are in their territory. On the other hand, by getting kids to watch the animals at zoos, it can motivate them to save and preserve

According to the Captive Animals Protection Society, In 2010, an undercover investigator filmed sick animals left untreated and dead animals to rot on floors at Tweddle Farm Zoo. The problem with this World is that humans can force things upon innocent creatures just for entertainment and money. As stated in an article from Buzzle.com, animals have their own, natural rights and capturing them for any reason is wrong. For example, elephants are known to travel long distances when they are the wild; in fact, they follow migratory routes and travel in herds called 'bond groups'. Therefore, restricting their movements by keeping them in the confines of a zoo is unnatural. Wild animals are, in a way, connected to their natural surroundings and this bond is broken when they are put into artificial settings of a zoo.

Keeping them in captivity can harm just as much as it can help. It is our responsibility as the dominant species to determine the consequences of our actions.Often times animals that live in zoos are treated as if they are human. I must consider both sides of the argument and have valid reasons for supporting both. An increasing number of species are on the verge extinction, and sometimes the only way to ensure their survival is captive breeding programs. They are monitored and given prenatal and medical care to ensure healthy offspring that can be later reintroduced back into the wild

Zoos have been around for thousands of years holding thousands of different species for humans to marvel at. The first recorded instance of animals in captivity was in fifteen hundred B.C. in egypt where animals from all over Africa were kept. Zoos have been used as ways for people to view animals they would most likely never have a chance to see in the wild. This is why zoos have been so popular because everyday people have the opportunity to see animals that they would have never seen before. Unfortunately animals living in zoos have no chance of living in their natural habitat. They will spend their entire lives living in a enclosement being marveled at by humans. Animals should not be kept in captivity because no living creature should

Animals in zoos are kept for studies or if they are sick, but most animals were taken away from their families to be put on show for us. Zoos shouldn’t keep the animals because they are having financial problems that cost millions of dollars, and since animals aren’t in their natural habitat, their behaviors change and attacked people. Zoos are places to see animals from different habitats around the world, but are the animals happy

In recent years, the majority of zoos are advocating for conservation, education, and research, especially for endangered species. They believe their second focus is the entertainment of the guests. Species of wildlife are facing global extinction on a massive scale. In the past 40 years alone, 52 percent of the world’s wildlife has disappeared from the face of the earth due to habitat loss, poaching, and climate change (Henn, 2015). Many scientists believe we have single-handedly caused the world’s sixth mass extinction of animal species. They believe that this extinction crisis is caused entirely by humans. Zoo believe that they can help the animals and the excitation rate by holding them captive. According to a zoo director named,

The first zoo’s that were established were a way for the wealthy and Royalty to display gifts of animals that were commonly given to confirm political transactions or to impress the royals, and demonstrate their power in the social hierarchy. Nowadays it’s illegal to gift someone a lion to confirm a business deal. Good afternoon fellow classmates today I will be shedding some light on a topic that has been kept in the dark. Though many have tried to make this problem a priority it has been continuously ignored. Even with several attempts at media exposure such as the ‘‘blackfish documentary" we have still failed to raise enough concern in the hearts of our nation to have a true impact. This is why it's my opinion that we should no longer support zoos for the following