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Jurassic Park
Is it morally right to exploit animals? There are many opinions to this question and when applying it to Jurassic park, the matter becomes even more complicated.

Some people believe the display of animals for human enjoyment is revolting because of establishments like Zoos and the infamous, Sea World. They look at these places and see the cold hard facts: animals are being torn away from their natural habitats, to be placed in artificial environments, where they often times get mistreated and taken advantage of. Protesters of such issues even go as far to compare this industry to the illegal sex trade, where people are kidnapped and forced to have sex against their will, for nothing in return. While this may seem over exaggerated, the argument

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