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    debate about animals in captivity. Through the debate it seems that there is two sides regarding the issue, keeping animals in zoos, wild parks and aquariums, or keeping them free in nature. Though by debating as such, one overlooks the fact that humans have a strong influence on animals inside as well as outside captivity and that one can better confer animal welfare as a whole. Keywords: animals, aquariums, captivity, nature, wild parks, zoos   Animals in Captivity as well as Animals Outside Captivity

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    Animals in Captivity Zoos have been around for many years, the first one opening on July 1, 1987 in Philadelphia, USA. Although the quality of zoos has changed and developed over the many years since then, some people believe that the zoos shouldn’t exist, including organisations that strive to close down zoos and return the animals back to their natural habitat. Even though some zoos have billions invested into them they will never really be able to compete with an animal’s natural habitat. Zoos

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    No Captivity Katie : Should animal be in captivity? I think not. Animals need to be able to hunt for their own food. Let’s say that a whale was fed in captivity for a long time. Then somehow, the animal had to be let free into the wild. The whale may not survive because it doesn’t know the proper way to find and hunt food. Another reason is because the whales don’t really have a choice and it can probably get boring in captivity. Some whales can also go crazy from being in captivity for a long time

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    “Captive animals are abused and exploited in a variety of settings, including research and product testing, the entertainment industry, fur farms, and the exotic ‘pet’ trade” (Born Free USA). Zoos are holding animals all around the world captive. Zoos are not letting them live in their natural habitats and roam free. Captive animals are are not healthy and it's not good for the environment. For example bornfreeusa.org states “Every year, captive exotic animals are involved in incidents in which humans

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    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. In captivity, animals’ freedom is being taken away. In SeaWorld, animals are stripped from their freedom

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    I . Animal captivity is common in many zoos and aquariums worldwide. It has been going on for more than 50 years and many people enjoy watching it but it needs to end right away. Animals captivity is when they take a healthy animal from the wild and put them in bad conditions that tend to make them die faster. There has been a lot of deaths of animals and people from animals in captivity because they got taken away from their homes, and they aren’t used to being touched or screamed at to do something

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    tiger in captivity anywhere in the world. They never take to it. They’re never happy. They never settle down…You can see it in their eyes.” There are over 10,000 zoos and aquariums worldwide; just imagine how many animals that will add up to. Not just wild animals like tigers, lions, wolves and elephants but sea life such as dolphins, sharks, orcas and penguins included; are they really happy being behind bars? All wild animals on the land or in the sea should not be kept in captivity. Animals are living

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    Smith McGowen English 4 20 October 2017 Rough Draft 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

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    see animals in real life. In circuses, animals would often perform tricks and stunts, dazzling the audience. In the zoo, people would often see animals in their native habitat, or what looks like it. Children were mainly amazed with the animals and were always exited to go see the animals. As the years go by, they start to realize that some of the animals are suffering and are being mistreated, especially in circuses. They see that the animals in zoos are depressed and lonely and the animals in the

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    Animal Captivity Animal captivity has been viewed as a form of animal cruelty for decades now. The subject of animal cruelty has become a hot topic that has snowballed over the years. It becomes a serious matter to the public and their respected judgement towards associations such as any public zoo for example, or the franchise Seaworld. Seaworld is notoriously known for captivating orcas, as well as them directly being harmed by these confined living conditions. Businesses that affiliate themselves

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