The Pros And Cons Of Animal Captivity

Ever since animal captivity began in the 1860’s and 70’s, there have been many animals being captured into captivity. Today there is an estimate of over 7,500 captive animals in entertainment facilities. The most common animals that you will find in captivity are exotic animals and marine animals. Some people who constantly view these animals are entertained by their “funny or silly” actions, and they think that they know a lot about that animal. Other people may think that zoos can be fun and educational, but these facilities usually hurt the animals more than they actually help them. What people do not know, is the reality behind an animal's suffering. Letting these animals have their freedom back gives them a chance to run around, return
Throughout the last few years, there has been a study that has shown that more than 2,400 animals have died due to stress. Stress can cause aggression, body shaking, body scratching, and pacing which is also a cause made by anxiety. Both of these disorders are bad for the animals just as they are for humans. Animals get stressed is because they are kept in captive conditions, they lose their parent(s), and the space of their enclosures. Animals get stressed by being in captive conditions because they lack mental stimulation and physical exercise, which is very necessary and important for their health. Another reason why these animals experience stress is because they are constantly sold to other zoos, and are being forced to separate from their mothers and to get along with other animals, which to these animals, are strangers invading their cage. Animals also get stressed because of the lack of space they get in their
The answer is no! No, because of the false promises made by Marine parks and Zoos. They say that they will, “...save animals’ lives and help turn around the health of an endangered species”, but Marine parks and Zoos don’t do this at all. They make these animal’s lives be in danger and their health worsen. They make their lives more dangerous by letting people that are sick touch the animals, which passes the sickness to the animals as well. Zoos and aquariums also don’t feed the animals properly, they don’t give the animals the proper nutrition they need in order to live a healthy life. Zoos and aquariums also promise to protect and serve the animals with the best service that they can provide, but yet they are still harming them by forcing them to do cruel, hard