Animals In Captivity Is Wrong

The last reason as to why placing animals in captivity is wrong is because it can damage them physically and mentally. The habitats in captivity are very different than the habitants out in the wild. In captivity, they are much smaller, and animals have much less freedom compared to the wild. Animals are also constantly being watched by people, which can stress them out. As a result, animals can be damaged mentally and physically. Some animals who do not attack humans in the wild may start attacking humans in captivity. One example of this are killer whales. As said before, killer whales do not harm humans in the wild, but they do harm them in captivity. The reason for this is because the “whales are basically driven mad by their confined circumstances”
Animals can cause severe harm to their trainers, even causing death. The death of trainers by their animals can easily be avoided by keeping animals out of the entertainment business. Animals are living creatures not to be used for money. Animals who are typically peaceful out in the wild may become aggressive in captivity due to having mental issues. Tilikum was having many problems throughout his lifetime to cause the deaths of three people. Tilikum was kidnapped as a two-year old calf and placed in an aquarium too small for him. After years living in captivity, he became ill and died. He was thought to have gone mad, not only by the constant pressure of doing well in front of a live audience and an enclosure too small for him, but also by the bullying received by other orcas when in an enclosure. Zoos can also kill animals they do not find they have any use to. This is the case with Marius the giraffe. In “Ethics at the Zoo: The Case of Marius the Giraffe” by Jason Goldman, it stated that Marius giraffe was a healthy juvenile giraffe who was euthanized because “his genes were already sufficiently represented in the giraffe population across the zoos of the European Association of Zoos…” (Goldman). Marius was fine the way he was, but they decided to euthanize him, which zoos should never do. This does not mean all animals should be liberated from captivity. If the captivity helps the animals, then it should be an exception. An example of this would be saving an entire species by breeding critically endangered ones. By breeding critically endangered ones, zoos are able to save an entire species from going extinct, which would help the ecosystem. Using animals for entertainment and keeping animals in captivity for most of their life is wrong because it can harm the animals physically and mentally. However, using them as places to benefit animals such as taking care of the sick or