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    Are animals safe in zoos? Are zoos main priority profit, and not animal welfare, therefore capitalizing on breeding, buying, and selling animals? There are many pros and many cons of animals being kept in zoos. A couple of those pros and perspectives are, conducting research, education and conservation opportunities for the animals. While also, zoos providing many benefits to animals that normally would have not received them, such as training. On the flip side, there are a couple cons. Some of

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    Getting Rid of Zoos Why should we get rid of zoos? Many people enjoy going to zoos. However, they don’t think about animals who live in zoos. Zoos collect different animals in one environment, but not all animals live in this environment. No place can keep different animals in their environment in small place because nobody can change the weather. We should get rid of zoos for two reasons. Frist, there is no place like home, and a zoo is not home for an animal. There are some animals live in wild

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    Zoos Are Inhumane Zoos might be fun and entertaining, but do we know how much is being taken away from an animal? When animals are captivated and locked in a cage to be put on display, its freedom is taken, as along with many other things. These animals don’t have enough space and they are even treated badly sometimes. Zoos are inhumane and animals should not be kept in captivity. First of all, the animals in zoos aren’t always treated right. Animals are sometimes beaten to be taught

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    KEEPING ANIMALS IN ZOOS NOT JUSTIFIABLE 2 Keeping Animals in Zoos Not Justifiable A debate that has recently been brought into focus in the public eye is that of whether wild animals should be kept in aquariums, zoos, and other wildlife sanctuaries. Recent tragedies, like the one at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, where a trainer was dragged to her death by a whale, has increased continued scrutiny on the needs of wildlife and how captivity hinders their physical and psychological well-being. Some

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    Defend a Zoo? Zoos are often a sore subject amongst many now that in this era a portion of the population considers animals outside of the human race to be moral agents. Since the beginning of the idea of zoos, institutions considering themselves have come to have a different mission behind the captivity of animals. Normally when the word zoo is used, people would probably think of a small enclosure made of cement and steel bars. But did you know that are technically two types of zoos? The terms

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    Negative Effects of Animals in Zoos Zoos, often described as establishments with indoor and outdoor settings where live animals are kept, play a vital role in conserving wild species. Zoo establishments serve the purpose of educating zoo visitors about animals and for providing those animals with proper care, but they are typically used for public exhibition. Most people see zoos as places to take their children to learn more about animals, and as a form of entertainment by allowing people to walk

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    For the average person, a day at the zoo consists of walking through exhibits, admiring for a few minutes, maybe taking a picture, and moving on. All a person sees is perhaps five minutes into a zoo animals actual life, and they aren’t exactly concerned with the quality of care they are receiving. Is a few minutes of temporary entertainment really worth risking an animal’s life? Traditional zoos in America should no longer exist because of the poor quality of life they experience versus in wildlife

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    Zoos cannot provide the same amount of space as the animals have in the wild. Tigers and lions have around 18,000 times less space than they do in the wild. That means zoos are bad for animals. Some animals get a disease called Zoochosis, they get taken away from their families, and the people that work at the zoo's, get them for money and attention. There are many more reasons that zoos are bad for animals. Have you ever been to a zoo? If you have been to a zoo have you ever seen the animals

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    live that way? Bet many are saying no, so if we wouldn’t like to live that way why do we treat zoo animals that way. We should not have zoos because there only for our enjoyment and its not healthy for the animals. No matter how nice we treat the animals and how we make there homes look they still suffer. “According to the Captive Animals’ Protection Society , a UK-based organization, “wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally as their complex social, behavioral and physical needs cannot

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    noticed how problematic it is to keep and force animals in zoos for your own agenda. Since the act itself infringes on animal rights. I propose that such demeaning actions be met with equal repercussions. Thus leading to the closing of zoos as atonement for overlooking their rights. While I realize how aggressive this solution may seem, but when you look at the underlying facts of the abuse these animals face with, and how irrelevant zoos are today due to the internet. It is more than justified.

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