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    Zoos, rehabilitation institutions, and many other environmental centers provide opportunities for the public to witness animals that cannot be seen on a daily basis. Whether to keep animals in captivity is morally hard to decide, especially for me personally. In the essay, “Against Zoos,” by Dale Jamieson, he writes about the positives zoos provide, and then reiterates them; making positives turn into negatives. Jamieson makes statements about humans being superior over animals, and how we should

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    reserves, petting zoos, or just zoos. All of these are places in which animals are kept enclosed, confined and on display. "While zoos have put more emphasis on conservation and humane animal treatment in recent decades, some critics say it is cruel to keep animals in captivity. Critics argue that living in captivity takes away wild animals natural behavior and instincts. Supporters of zoos say they play an important role in protecting endangered species." (National Geographic 34). Are zoos in fact harming

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    Zoos Pros And Cons Essay

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    care of what zoos are doing to the animals because when they keep the animals in there cages and won’t let them out, the animals get very sick and don’t get very much better. The debate is from people not wanting zoos and some people liking zoos, many people don't want zoos because the animals may not be healthy, but some people like zoos because they are healthy. Many zoos shouldn’t be kept because the animals do not feel very good around people, zoos should not be kept because, in zoos, animals are

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    articles and books. The sources range from the discussions of the lifespan of numerous animals tothe reasoning behind study observations and research. In “Zoos’ Involvement in Wildlife Conservation,” Ramsey begins by explaining the comparison between the beginning of animal captivity to the modern-day characteristics. He describes the very first zoos as having the focus to gain profit from the public, rather than the concentration being towards the welfare of the animal. Today, the well-being of animals

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    Are Zoos Necessary?

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    Zoos - places where many species must live, irrespective that they wanted it or not. People can go there and watch them for money. Who cares about the animals prosperity says that zoos must eliminate. But if zoos did not exist, people example speak white tigers in the same way as the mammoths - they have lived on this land, but now they are extinct. Zoos help conservation these species, who probably die in wildlife, because people hunt them own favor. People will be able to better protect animals

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    effects of stress on captive zoo animals has been a major concern among zoologists as well as zookeepers in recent years (Fernandez et al.2009). In previous studies, one of the major factors inducing stress in captive animals that appears to have been overlooked, are the noise levels created by the presence of zoo visitors and the effectiveness of the design of indoor zoo exhibits in reducing the noise levels in particular. While research exists showing that the presence of zoo visitors can be a source

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    In the Ted talk entitled “ My Invention That Made Peace with Lions,” Richard Turere discusses the importance of livestock to his community. Turere says that “My community, the Maasai, we believe that we came from heaven with all our animals and all the land for herding them, and that's why we value them so much.” All African communities value their livestock and are heartbroken when they are killed by lions. Turere created a device called the “Transformer”. It’s a light flashes in different patterns

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    Jane Goodall was a very successful Ethologists who studied the behavior of Tanzania Chimps. She was born on April 3rd, 1934 and in London, England. Her father and mother were Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall and Margaret Myfanwe Joseph and she had one sister named Judith Goodall. In her later years she got married to Derek Bryceson and had her son Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick. Starting at a young age she had a fascination with taking note and sketching the animals she observed in the wild. She also

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    Super Summative Wild animals should not be kept as pets. They can be dangerous to their owners. According to “Killer Pets” by Blair Rainsford, “The behavior of exotic pets can be violent and hard to predict. Their actions might be natural in the wild--but not in your home” (Rainsford 18). Wild animals are wild for a reason. They’re supposed to remain in their habitat. When you take them out of it, even if you were to raise them in a domesticated life, they haven’t had years of evolution like dogs

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    that the role of zoos is to protect animals. Write an essay discussing if you agree or disagree with this claim. Be sure to use evidence from all three sources to support your response. Imagine you are visiting a zoo, seeing all the animals and the Zookeeper, would you think that they were being treated poorly? Jacqueline Adams, the author of “The Stripes will Survive” was about these two cubs that learned different techniques from their zookeeper. Nicholas

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