Argumentative Essay On 10 Facts About Zoos

Although an animal might have acted right and was a superb infant, the animal may end up still being killed due to there being a surplus in the zoo. From the article “10 Facts about Zoos” the author found, “A former employee of the safari park alleged: “culling was being used as a means of training instead of being carried out in the kindest and most humane way.””(10 Facts about Zoos par. 13). Zoos euthanize animals because of poor health, old age, lack of space or conservation management reasons (Rising par. 5). By stating this the article is claiming that it is humane to kill an animal without a reasoning. The Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) found that anywhere from 7,500 to 200,000 animals are claimed as surplus at least once in their lives (10 Facts about Zoos par.
An example of this would be at the Highland Wildlife Park. At said Park an entire pack of wolves was emancipated after the structure of their pack has broken down (10 Facts about Zoos par. 10) Multiple zoos either kill their surplus, aged, or weak animals or they sell them to wildlife dealers who then would sell them to hunting ranches. If they do not sell them to wildlife dealers they would sell them in an exotic-pet barter (Satchell par. 1). The article “10 Facts about Zoos” stated “The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) said in 2007 that member zoos were being actively encouraged to kill unwanted animals, including tigers, if other zoos did not want them and if they were hybrids. It said that such animals take up space and keeper time (10 Facts about Zoos par. 11). By stating this “10 Facts about Zoos” holds to the fact that the EAZA is supporting zoos to kill any animals they do not want, even if they are endangered. Once an animal lives through, killed escapees, premature death, and possibly being surplus animals, they will most likely be treated with improper care to their