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    The first zoo was started in Vienna, Austria is 1748 and is still running today. So zoos have been entertaining people for many many years, but is that all they are good for? Zoos are beneficial for animals and make their lives better. A lot of people think that keeping animals locked up in a small habitat is a terrible thing. However, many species are starting to go extinct. Which is not good at all. “About 41 percent of all amphibian species and 26 percent of all mammals are now threatened with

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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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    In the 18th century zoos started getting popular around the world. Zoos have a public stand of claiming to protect the animals and to educate the general public (Captive Animals, 2010). Contrary to people’s beliefs the costs of keeping animals in zoos far outweigh the benefits. However zoos believe that captivity is the only way that animals of all species will survive. What zoos don’t understand is that animals living conditions are very poor and that can take affect the animals health, behavior

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    Thesis On Brookfield Zoo

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    Thesis Statement: In 1934, when Brookfield Zoo was introduced by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, it attracted many people due its title as, "the first zoo to be educational" for its visitors. Since its beginning, Brookfield Zoo gave children and adults the opportunity to gain more intelligence on how important it is to care for animals and their environment. In order to make sure their visitors get this knowledge, Brookfield constructed programs, classes, and tours that would be enjoyably

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    modern zoo to be founded was in Vienna, Madrid and Paris in the eighteenth century and later on in London and Berlin in the nineteenth century. The first zoo to be established in America was in Philadelphia and Cincinnati in the 1870s. In today’s America there are thousands of zoos. Humans like to be entertained regardless of how they are being entertained, whether that is walking through the park, watching a show, listening to music or simply going to the zoo. There are truth behind zoos that many

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    Persuasive Essay On Zoos

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    unrecognizable surroundings - that is what zoo animals are forced to do. They live in zoos where they are “displayed” and shown to families. Animal care is significantly vital for any animal, not just wild animals or endangered species. Animals should be nurtured and protected the same way as humans would for each other. Zoos are basically like jails, they leave animals with no way to escape dangerous situations. (Peta Kids, ​5 Secrets Zoos Don’t Want You to Know​). Zoo animals need to have more freedom;

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    Persuasive Essay On Zoos

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    paragraph: Did you know that zoos kill 5000 healthy animals a year in Europe its self. Society today has made it their utmost priority to entertain the crowd that even torturing animals, snatching them away from their families, and forgetting about their feelings means nothing. Zoos do not give the warm and comforting environment that animals once used to have. These animals feel depressed, miserable, and tortured, but are forced to pretend to smile and play in front of the crowd. Zoos should definitely not

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    The Pros And Cons Of Zoos

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    has been shunted around from zoo to zoo, ending up in the Targu Mures Zoo in Romania. During her time as a captive elephant Tania has rarely been given time to bond with other members of her species. Tania has been living for 39 years. At the Targu Mures Zoo she is confined into a tiny enclosure, not given the company of any other elephants, and forced to stand in her own urine and feces. This is due to sporadic, and very unsanitary cleaning of the practices of the zoo. Tania the elephants story began

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    Zoos Rhetorical Analysis

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    Argument Thesis- Zoos should not be used as a means of protecting endangered animals, because the animals’ are not being protected emotionally and have had their rights removed from them. Rhetorical Analysis Thesis- I chose these photos, because they defend my argument through the use of powerful visual elements that appeal to ethos and pathos. Global Analysis- For the photo essay, I chose four images of animals in zoos. The pictures I chose show the true environment and the reality of animals being

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    Persuasive Essay Zoos

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    Did you know that animals don’t always like what they have to eat. Also zoo animals don’t live as long in the zoo as they do in the wild. I’m against zoos because they are bad for animals. The purpose of this paper is to persuade that zoos are bad for animals.The focus of this paper is animals don't like what they have to eat,animals shouldn’t be kept in cages,and animals should be free they don’t live as long in zoos as they do in the wild. Animals might not like what they have to eat. Ivan is a

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