Why We Should Not Have Zoos

One of the most fun, visually amazing functions to visit are zoo's. Growing up as a kid going to the zoo was so much fun and basically guaranteed a great day out. People have been complaining and questioning the role of zoo's for a long time now. Some claim that it actually kills the animals off faster. Others claim that zoo's actually help protect and preserve the lives of these animals. Only one can make a reasonable argument by studying sources, and finding out statistics. Based off of the articles, "The Stripes Will Survive", "The Zoos Go Wild", and "Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment", we can truly get in-depth analysis about the role zoo's play.

while visiting the zoo a few years ago, i realized how unfair zoos are to the animals. The animals are incased and treated badly by the zoo keepers. In the zoo, I've seen animals being thrown around like they're nothing. why would we want those situations to keep happening to our animals? I believe that zoos should be closed due to unfair treatment.

My first point is that if we let them all go in the wild, they will not be able to protect themselves from all the environmental hazards or the poachers, so they will perish more easily and quickly. The zoo’s job is to keep animals safe in an enclosed area from the outside where there are many dangers and well away from poachers, so the animals can produce more babies effectively in a well constructed habitat where the can grow up and increase numbers.

Imagine being a zoo animal. Wouldn’t the animal want to be free, and not in captivity? There should not be zoos. From outside of a cage it is barely noticeable, but what is happening to the zoo animals is not right. There should not be zoos because animals cannot exercise which leads to health issues, they have little to no space which causes depression, and there are other places that help animals in a safer and more productive way. The history of zoos is that animals would be in tin cages, now, they live in fake terrain, so none of these habitats are appropriate for animals. Zoos say that they are helping endangered animals, but really they are killing them.

Moreover, zoos help to repopulate endangered animal species such as the California condor, a vulture. As it says in the article “Zoos: The Historical Debate” after ten years of working

There have been a lot of problems with animals in zoos. It has gotten to the point where zoos are hated and looked upon as a places of animal torture. Are zoos really that bad? Turns out, they are. They do not have enough space, they do not allow the animals to communicate with each other, and they sell the animals to cruel circuses.

People argue that Zoos aren’t safe or can’t chose what is better for animals. There have been many points of views that zoos aren’t good because it can affect animals in all sorts of ways, like suffering mentally and physically by being in captivity. Truth is, animals are more safe in zoos than they are in the wild. Most animals are proven to live longer in captivity than in the wild because zoos have everything an animal needs to be able to stay healthy have all the safety they need, compared to the wild where they can catch diseases and be killed. In the article ‘’The Scientist’’ researchers from Université de Lyon in France concluded that 80 percent of these mammals live longer in captivity than in the wild. I think this is a pretty big percent for animals living in captivity than to living in the wild, and this is good because it means that our animals are around for longer and are safe. Animals living in the wild are more likely to be having a shorter life. As well as zoos helping animals live longer, zoos are helping animals that are

The third reason why there shouldn’t be any zoos is because the animals become separated from their original family. When the zookeepers need to get an animal, they get it from a big group of that type of animal. If this happens, the animal gets separated from its original family. When animals get separated from it's original family, the other family members get sad. And that is another reason why there shouldn’t be any

A world without zoos could mean a world without some of the most precious and valued species we have. However, by creating zoos that are enriching and natural and strive to meet an animal’s needs, we can create hope that these species will stay with us for longer, and that they can live happy, fulfilled lives in a world where animals are cared for and protected.

What do you think about zoos keeping animals away from their natural habitat? Are they good or bad for animals? Zoos are a place for people to see wild animals up close and personal. There are many reasons why animals are there; they could have been sick and needed care or they were just taken from their families to be displayed in a zoo. Many think that animals should be in zoos because they are cared for and it’s an amazing experience to see an animal up close. However, others think it’s cruel to place animals in zoos because some were taken from their natural habitat or from their families and were harmed just to be put in a zoo. On that note, animals shouldn’t be in zoos because their behaviors changes and zoos also have financial issues

Why? One reason why is because they will suffer from loneliness. A second reason why is because they will die. A third reason why animals should not be kept in zoos is because they will not know how to survive in the wild once they are let free. I object to keeping animals in zoos.

In zoos water animals are stuck swimming in circles, birds have groomed themselves till they have no feathers, large cats and other mammals are forever stuck pacing back and forth against the glass. Animals do need to be able to run, swim, fly, roam, and climb. Even though these animals do have the ability to do all of these things, they do not have much room to do these things. Birds can only fly so high, cats, monkeys, and bears can only climb to a certain point, and water animals can only swim so

In the article “Do Animals Lose In Zoos?” states that “Animals in zoos live longer than animals in the wild.They are well fed,protected from predators,and treated by veterinarians”. The only reason they live longer and are well fed is because they are being pampered in a zoo to where they don't have to try and hunt for their own meal to where it is just given to them. When zoos end up releasing a certain type of animal they won't know what to do in the wild because in zoos everything

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

According to the text “The Impact of Animal Protection”, many places that animals live humans have made the animals very sick because of pollution. Being in a zoo would meant that there would be no pollution and the animals would be healthier. If an animal in a zoo gets sick or hurt the zookeepers are going to treat it until is is back and in its best state of health. Yes, animals are in what can be small spaces which can cause a negative impact on their behavior and health, but animals should be kept in zoos to help maintain their health.