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    humans. Animals have been used for entertainment purposes in both the past and present. The total number of animals in captivity for the sake of entertainment of humans is 751,931. There are many different types of Animal abuse. Some examples of different types of animal abuse are poor living conditions, inhumane rearing practices or purposeful execution of violent and harmful acts against the animals, such as, dog fighting. Some major contributors to animal cruelty around the world are, animal testing

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    multi billions of dollars a year from the tourist, families, and kids who visit. (Linda Goldston). The animals were meant to live in the wild, and be free. Zoos trap animals in an environment that is one millionth the size of their natural habitat causing them to behave unnaturally. Even under the best circumstances at the best of zoos, captivity cannot be compared to their natural habitat. Animals are prevented from doing the things that are natural and important to them, like running, roaming, flying

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    and saw all the animals in their artificial habitats. Most have been told that some of the animals are not native in the area, knowing that they’ve been able to see and learn about a non-native animal they would say that they are fascinated to see such a creature. Although there are some people who would disagree with animals in captivity is wrong, which is why these pieces of evidence claim otherwise. Supporters of this topic believe that animals in captivity helps saves animals from extinction

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    The panthers advocate, our observatory narrator, acts almost as a conduit. The title gives implications of a third person narrative, yet Rilke channels the animals emotional state also, affirming how “He feels…”.The speakers attempt to steal the “gaze” of the restrained feline’s “misted” vision, is convincing. Although misted, we are given a clear insight, of the monotonous and bound lifestyle of the undomesticated cat. We are informed that the panther is so powerless behind the bars, to the point

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    Stop Animal Captivity

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    to Animal Captivity In May 2016, a critically endangered gorilla was shot dead by zoo officials after a young child slipped into its enclosure. The incident created an uproar, with the public debating either the mother’s parenting skills or the justification of killing in an emergency situation. The public outrage was of no avail, to an incarcerated animal who had no choice but to die at a place it never belonged. It is now more crucial than ever to question the relevancy of keeping animals captive

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    Almost every human being has been to a zoo or an aquarium. Everyone has seen how the animals are in small cages and people enjoy watching them not even caring to take into consideration how the animal may feel. But then who cares right? It is fun to go to a zoo and an aquarium and have a family day and spend money at these institutions not caring what is really going on around them. Animals really suffer by being in a captive environment. To be captive means to be confined to only one place, I personally

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    environments or animals are not right and unsuitable for their living. These animals are subjected to an unnatural environment. This causes confusion which then leads to hostility potentially sending an animal to its death when they try to rebel. Then they are mistreated for scientific purposes or beaten to fulfill a purpose. All these horrific things can happen to an animal that is forcibly taken from its home and sent into man-made environments. Many horrific things happen to animals while in human

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    Jennifer Smith McGowen English 4 20 October 2017 Animals Should Not Be Held in Captivity 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

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    Life in captivity for animals is comparable in some situations to humans living inside of a prison. The restrictions that are imposed on these animals while in captivity are unbearable living conditions that affect the animal both mentally and physically. The animals understand that this is not their home which leads to the breakdown of their psyche. One example of this comes from a zoo in the United Kingdom. In the year 1979, the Bristol Zoo gained a new animal which would become one of their biggest

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    For Animal Captivity Animal captivity is a controversial topic for many people. Many ideas have surfaced about animal captivity; it is a situation that has been discussed for a long time so there are different points of view from people’s opinions. Actions have been taken and while many people agree in that animal captivity should not be permitted, there are without a doubt, there are some benefits that can come from it. When animals are brought into a zoo they are being protected from starvation

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