Animals Should Not Be Kept In Zoos Essay

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    Gorillas In Zoos There has been a long history of debate about whether or not gorillas should be held captive. It is an ongoing controversy where some people believe they should not be captivated in a zoo because it is extremely important to their well-being and therefore live shorter lives. However, others believe that they are safer in captivity because they are away from all dangers including predators. Some would see a zoo as the ideal place for gorillas. They believe

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    Zoos - a national disgrace Today’s zoos are prime providers of entertainment, encouraging people in their thousands to come along and experience the reality of captured animals in small, useless and uninhabitable enclosures. The constant flash of cameras and pressing noses to the glass has become the signature of the zoos which house these precious creatures, yet what we fail to identify is the constant horror and neglect these poor, harmless animals are subjected to. So why should these animals

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    In today’s world, having zoos in today's culture is bad. It is a major problem and it should be considered illegal. Have you ever been scrolling on twitter and see one of those sad videos about animal abuse or someone treating an animal bad and it makes your heart throb? Well that is what it is like for animals in zoos everyday. The zookeeper's keep this a secret because they do not want humans to see the negative effects of zoos. The reasons it should be illegal is animals main cause of depression

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    Should Animals Be in Zoos? Zoochosis is the psychological problem associated with animals that are kept in confined places. Animals that are kept in zoos show signs of extreme depression and never get the chance to live their way of life. For many people around the world, zoos represent an opportunity to experience animals that most have never seen before, but sadly the experience for animals is terrible because they suffer physically and emotionally which takes away their chance at a fair life

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    yet some never should be pets and belong in the zoo. There are two sides to this question some argue that people should be able to keep wild animals as pets or in captivity because it provides protection for the animals and zoos help educate visitors about animals but others say they shouldn’t be able to keep wild animals as pets or in captivity because of the wide spread of disease and because of untrained owners. People and organizations should be allowed to keep wild animals pets or in captivity

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    Essay on Are Zoos Inhumane?

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    In the film, Madagascar, zoos are depicted as a sanctuary in which all the exotic animals are kept safe and are open for the public to view. But many would argue that zoos are inhumane, the caging of animals for our personal entertainment is unjustifiable. Those who believe that zoos are wrong and should be destroyed are animal rights activist; they believe that animals should be allowed to choose their own destiny. Those that believe that zoos are an important part of our lives are scientist and

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    becomes your home. Well, that is what animals who are taken out of the wild and mostly put inside a zoo feel like. Animals can receive serious health issues when kept in a zoo, most of the times not treated properly and used for entertainment rather than educational purposes. I believe that this is an urgent issue and I think that it is essential for wild animals to stay in the wild and not kept in enclosures. I believe that animals should not be in zoos because animals will have a high chance of developing

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    All of the animals in zoos feel like this. This shows that animals are not meant to be in zoos. They are not treated well and are only used for show and to make money. First of all, most animals in captivity, such as zoos, are treated unfairly. As www.peta.org says, “Animals are often prevented from doing most of the things that are natural and important to them, like running, roaming, flying, climbing, foraging, choosing a partner, and being with others of their own kind. Zoos teach people

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    Abstract Zoos are unnecessary in the US, and are an infringement of animals’ rights to a free life in the wild. Zoos do not allow newborn animals to live in their true habitat, and these animals being held captive can develop zoochosis. Some argue that zoos protect endangered species from going extinct, but in order for species to be conserved, they must be conserved in the wild as whole eco-systems, not protected as one single species as practiced by zoos. The US should abolish zoos, and use the

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    The Inhumanity Of Zoos

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    Masters of Disguise: The Inhumanity of Zoos Every year approximately 175 million people go to aquariums, and zoos to spectate and ponder at the vast number of wildlife from every corner of the world (“Static Brain,” n.p.). Little do visitors know that they are witnessing firsthand the imprisonment and inhumane treatment of innocent animals. Wildlife should not be kept captive where they are exposed to overwhelming isolation, a shortened life span, and in the rare occasion when they are released back

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