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    According to The New York Times, the typical zoo enclosure for a polar bear is one-millionth the size of its home range in the wild (Zoos Are Too Small for Some Species, Biologists Report). With this limited space, animals cannot fill their natural right to graze, hunt, and roam. Some people believe that zoos are unethical and are a form of prison for the animals. During a class discussion, the main point to compare zoos to prisons was the deprivation (Lecture 11/13/17). Similar to solitary confinement

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    Animal Isolation In Zoos

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    The zoo has been a timeless attraction that has served as a place for people to gather and ponder in wonder at vast wildlife from every corner of the world. Every year millions of people go to aquariums, and zoos to spectate on these happy go loving pandas, monkeys, dolphins and the rest of the creature on the never ending animal list. Little do people know that they are witnessing firsthand the imprisonment and inhumane treatment of innocent animals; these creatures are exposed to overwhelming isolation

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    Persuasive Essay Zoos

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    destruction said Rachel Carson, who was a marine biologist. Zoos are miserable places for animals. In 2010, a CAPS(Captive Animals Protection Society). undercover investigator filmed sick animals being left untreated and dead animals to rot on the floors at Tweddle Farm Zoo. The animals tend to get stressed out and signs of this include pacing back and forth, rocking, and head bobbing. Animals shouldn't be kept in zoos because the zoos can't provide sufficient space for animals and the animals are

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    person who has never been in a zoo, aquarium or museum. Since childhood we find it fancy to observe animals and exhibits, but sometimes even adults do not understand what the real value of zoos, aquariums and museums is. First, it is necessary to explain the main goals of these institutions which are to increase knowledge about the surrounding, to learn about conservation-related behavior and to build conservation principles. In order to fulfill these goals, modern zoos, aquariums and museums provide

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    Prison And Zoo System

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    cages for our own personal gain. This is almost identical to what is happening in the prison system. We are capturing individuals off the streets and keeping them behind bars, so we don’t have to worry about them committing “crimes”. The Prison and Zoo systems would want you to believe that they are helping to rehabilitate the animals and criminals because they were not able to fit into their ecosystems, but unfortunately when these poor organisms go through these systems, they will

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    The Pros And Cons Of Zoos

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    every day. Zoo workers are just like pet owners, keeping the animals healthy and fed. Some people think zoos should no longer exist. There are zoos out there that are not the best but there are more good zoos than bad. Zoos conserve animals, breed animals, help humans gain knowledge about wild animals, entertain, and create jobs. If people never saw animals doing amazing things like a whale blowing water out of its blow hole they wouldn’t care to hear that the whales are going extinct. Zoos have more

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    Pros And Cons Of Zoos

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    The Zoo is a place where many kinds of wild animals are kept and purpose of the zoo is that collection, study, and display the animals to the public. Zoos are entertainment, and while they contribute to conservation. In addition, zoos study their animals to provide a suitable environment. Zoos give medical care and feed animals who need help so reduced the animals’ stress. Moreover, zoos can educate people about the importance of rescuing endangered animals. Therefore, there are some people who believe

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    Pros And Cons Of Zoos

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    Are Zoos Bad or Good? Zoos, there are more than 10,000 in the world and more than 700 million people visit them annually each year (AZA). Some people go for entertainment, some go for work, and some go for studies. These facilities are normally owned by government, cities, or privately owned. Zoos are able to exist because of taxpayers, grants, funds, and annual visitors that come to zoos. One question has been lingering around about zoos though do they really benefit animals or are they human entertainment

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    Victoria Zoo Essay

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    Victoria Zoo implements a strong, persuasive and unique marketing strategy. In order to promote the various Zoos in Victoria and Australia in terms of visits, memberships and most importantly the animal’s wellbeing, there is a specific marketing strategy directed at potential customers and the whole population. This involves identifying and creating value and therefore, help aid in converting the demand and wants in to membership sales and other incentives offered by the Zoo. As advocated by Kotler

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    Zoos have a huge role to play in education and protection of our unsafe wildlife. In recent years, the importance of zoos has been recognized. They are a valuable benefit to our society because of the role they play in education and awareness for animals and the breeding programs that have formed to fight possible extinction. Due to the high standards of animal care zoos provide, I believe that we should have zoos. Zoos have been helping children and other learning environment because zoos are entertaining

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