After I read the articles: The Stripes Will Survive by: Jacqueline Adams, and The Zoos Go Wild by Nicholas Nirgiotis and Theodore Nirgiotis I realized how important zoos are to animals. Firstly in the article “The Stripes Will Survive” by Jacqueline Adams it says “Make sure that threatened and endangered animal species don't disappear.” (Paragraph 4) There used to be one hundred thousand tigers roaming in the wild. Now about 5,000 tigers live in the wild. The zoo's breed these animals to make sure that they will survive. The breeding program works like a dating website for animals. They animals get matched by a computer then meet. (Paragraphs 3&5). My next reason is that zoos protect animals from hunters and poachers. “The World Wildlife Fund…
That being said wild animals that are captured for zoos are in desperate need of our empathy as well. I personally growing up have had a somewhat positive view of zoos. As I got older and learned more about them my option of them has drastically changed. In our age of smartphones and laptops, we are in desperate need of a positive influence to get kids interested in animals and the natural world. Growing up I always believed that zoo’s played a big role in this. This changed however after I read “Thought To Exist In the Wild” By Derek Johnson. Derek Johnson systematically tears apart the argument that zoos are educational when he equates zoos to pornography; they are just a superficial representation of the real thing. The whole idea of keeping animals in an enclosure teaches children that animals are inferior beings in need of our support. Which leads to believe that it is ok to treat them cruelly. Children do not even have the desired learning outcomes that we would expect. Derrick Johnson points out that when you go to a zoo you don’t see any awe or wonder. You just see children making faces at the animals and poking on the glass (Jensen, 2007). Anyone who has spent a reasonable amount of time at a zoo would have a hard time arguing with him. If children are not even learning more about animals the only reason we have zoos is purely for entertainment. Now some people…
Throughout the years, it has been over looked whether or not the zoo really is a proper environment to keep animals. Are the animals really being cared for or are they being taken against their will? Are the animals in a comfortable environment or are they just another reason to make money? The zoo is an environment where people of all ages can explore and learn more about different species around the globe. It is safe for the visitors and also the animals themselves. The zoo is a productive and successful strategy for protecting endangered species worldwide because they provide animals with proper shelter, proper nutrition and they create fundraisers and charities to help save the animals.…
Animals behind cages, starving and dying, it's an awful sight. I believe that animal captivity is bad for animals and that they should be running free and wild. wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally. Many animals in zoos show signs of distress such as pacing or rocking backwards and forwards repeatedly. Zoos do not save species from extinction but in some cases they can even make it worse.…
Zoos are like internment camps and should be shut down. Animals deserve the right to live out their lives in their natural habitat, not be the source of human entertainment. Zoos are more detrimental to animals than they are good for them, even though there are conservation efforts and educational purposes for having animals in captivity. The negative aspects far outweigh any positive effects when it comes to having animals in captivity due to poor living conditions, failure to educate, and psychological trauma.…
I, like many children, have been to zoos when I was younger. Upon visiting zoos, I have decided that zoos are very cruel to keep animals caged up, often in regions and climates very different from their natural habitat. For example, elephants travel for miles in packs, when in zoos there are only several elephants with only several acres to walk around.…
Animals are better observed and learned from in the wild. A lion is better observed hunting and roaring than in captivity as a disheartened prisoner. Not only should the captivity of animals be banned,but an animal is better examined in its habitat hunting,howling,roaring,ext. People learn more about animals living in their natural habitat than in cages.To add on,zoos take away innocent,young,healthy animals away from their herd or family.Not only that but Copenhagen Zoo killed a baby giraffe by the name of Marius.After many have tried to convince the owners to let it live and after all the zoos option they decided to kill it and feed it to lions.…
The general topic of discussion among scholars is that the health of zoo animals in Britain needs specific attention as a way to counter the increasing push for the banning of zoos. Most scholars tend to specifically address the causes of low health of zoo animals. The most common causes addressed are visitor interactions, types of enclosures, and a lack of opportunities for wild behavior. There are scholars such as G.R. Hosey and Gareth Davey who both feel that zoo visitors have a strong impact on animals’ health. Davey argues that visitors inflict high stress on the animals, but that the measure of the stress depends on a multiplicity of variables including type of animal, person and surrounding environment (Hosey). Davey, in contrast, argues…
As one can see, wild animals shouldn’t be anything other than wild animals. Keeping these animals caged up takes away from the way they should live. They shouldn't be captive for us humans to see, while they suffer. And in the midst of it all the zoo’s are the ones happy, making large profits everyday. Taking away your child freedom. Does that sound like something you’d want to happen to your…
For many years people have debated whether zoos are bad or good. There is the debate about animal cruelty to some extent because the animals are locked up in a cage where they have no freedom. And the other one is how animals in captivity is a good cause due to the dangers that are present in the wild now in days. These two points are an endless debate in which both sides are equivalent to each other. Yet I strongly believe that animals in captivity have more chance of survival than if they were released back into the wild.…
In addition, living in zooos has a terminal affect and eventually ruins the lives of animals. "Living in a zoo or protected environment can restrict all of these innate or inborn behaviors," states the article, 'Do Animals Lose in Zoos?'. There are many zoos that have isolated animals in small areas, away from others of their own kind. To see these animals not allowed to choose their own mates, and be active not only hurts the animal, but also humans who actually care about the lliving creature. When animals are held in unnatural habitats their room to roam is limited, as well as their natural diet. Furthermore, visitors do not get the full effect of the animal. The article, 'Do Animals Lose in Zoos?' states that "Seeing majestic animals in a controlled environment creates a sense of amazement and wonder," but it also says that "When animals are not bahaving as they normally would in the wild, visitors are not observing natural behaviors." When animals seen in zoos are doing things constantly and are not shown the way a television shows them, it is an outcome of the damage a zoo has done to the…
Imagine being locked in a tiny room for your entire life, being forced to perform and entertain a species you are not familiar with, and then being killed off once you are no longer useful. This is what many in zoos and amusement parks animals go through constantly. Animals should only be in the wild or sanctuaries because zoos and amusement parks are not fit habitats for such amazing creatures. These artificial habitats are causing beautiful animals to act neurotically; neurotic behaviors are bringing physical and emotional harm both to the animals, and the people working with them. Animal’s well-being needs to come first above everything, and zoos do not always do that, while that is sanctuaries first priority. Thankfully, everything about…
Animals are dying all over America and zoos are the criminal’s behind it! Not too long ago, a Tiger was poisoned in a Nevada Zoo. The zookeepers claim they did it for the animals “own good”, They claim that it was all just a myth. Another incident, in the same Nevada Zoo, an animal was not fed and starved to death. Again the zookeepers deny the fact they did it on purpose. According to PETA, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), They finally came out and said, “they needed more room in the zoo.” My opinion is, they should’ve just donated the animal to another zoo or let it free. This is why i think zoos are bad.…
The word zoo is a fairly broad term. Zoos are most commonly thought of as an attraction rather than a means for education. More importantly, they are rarely associated with the survival of the human race. While zoos are a form of entertainment for the public and a taxable industry for the government; most of them do in fact research the animals they have in their captivity. This research can be beneficial and life saving for humans and if it were not for this testing, we would not have many key vaccines that we have today. For the sake of this paper the term zoo can be applied to all animals in captivity. This includes those for entertainment, medical testing, and rehabilitation/protection. Tom Reagan wrote on if zoos are morally defensible, but included all of the previously listed forms of captivity under the title of “zoo”. He argues that zoos are immoral because of rights based principles; however, he fails to see the implications of assuming that animals have equal rights to humans. Although his conclusion is false, it is morally wrong and unnecessary to keep an animal in captivity purely for public amusement and financial gain.…
Nowadays, lots of animal-rights organizations want to ban zoos for animal’s freedom and there are some reasons of their opinion. First, animals suffer from stress, boredom and being kept in small enclosures. Being kept in small and cramped enclosures is unsuitable for the animals as they lack exercise. Polar bears for example they are given about 10 meters of walking space in the zoo.(Aspina, 2013) Second, animals could not adjust in wild habitants. In the wild, these individuals might have trouble finding mates and breeding. Zoos protect endangered animals but zoos make it harder for animals to live in their natural habitat.…