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Why We Shouldn T Have Zoos

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WE ALL HAVE OPINIONS, BUT CAN YOU BACK THEM UP? Let’s see…

Have you ever thought about the lifestyle and the future of the animals, whether they should have them live with us on Earth or not? “Animals have few rights, but they have every right to be here.” (Bigcat Rescue) A way to keep the animals safe is by having zoos. Having Zoos means to keep the animals alive and to prevent their future from being impacted where they may no longer live in this world. Zoos are there to not only entertain people by their unique characteristics, but zoos also provide utmost care to the animals to ensure that the animals will continue to survive. A reason why some people disagree on having zoos is because they think that the zoo workers are taking …show more content…

They point to animal species having their protection from their natural habitat being taken away, then they’re either being kept in zoos, or sold as pets. However, as valid as the following argument may seem, the argument has error. It’s definitely not the case as zoo keepers only bring in animals that were at risk of dying. For example, the animal could be critically injured, the young could be chased by a predator, the animal could almost be poached or hunted, etc. The Milwaukee County Zoo brings in new animals by talking to other zoos and bring animals that are in need of being taken care of, that needs to be healed, etc. After a promotion, many zoo workers have a responsibility of taking care of a certain animal den and care for the animals. There are severe consequences if the job is either done wrong, or if the zoo worker annihilates the animals. By taking a look at the evidence as to how the opponents’ argument has error, this is how the evidence supports the topic of having zoos. Many people may believe that the zoo workers randomly take animals away from their natural habitat and keep them in the zoo, but as per the reasons why the zoos can keep the animals safe, we can see that the opponents’ argument doesn’t match up to what the zoos actually do with the …show more content…

The opponents to the topic, on the other hand, believe that we should not have zoos because the zoo workers separate the animals from their natural environment and keep them in a smaller den. To support their argument, the opponents point out to the protection of the animals they could’ve got by staying in their natural habit. However, since most of the animals can’t get the medication they need, most of these species are close to extinction, and they could be poached or hunted at any second, the argument has error and the opponents are wrong. Zoo workers and animal experts say that the safety and the future of the animal species depend on us. Therefore, the zoos can take care of the animals with utmost care and provide the animals the safety that they need to get. Now is the perfect opportunity to help save the animals and protect them with the care they need. This is the only time we can protect the animals from them dying out. After all, aren’t the lives of the animals just as important as our

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