What Are The Pros And Cons Of Captive Animals

Every year captive animals face depression and injuries. Many people debate over if animals should be held captive and displayed. Animals behaviors are strongly affected by their cages, surplus animals may get killed, and they may not adapt well if they are born into a habitat where they are held captive. However, animals held captive could be a wonderful thing because many families enjoy seeing exotic animals in zoos and circus’, being held captive may decrease the amount of animals being poached, and many of the animals may not starve. The pros and cons of animals being held captive has always been popular. Many people say the debate is endless (debate.com). However, today more and more people are beginning to realize the bad about animals
Animals face depression in cages. They do not have enough space to run around and animals held captive do not learn any life skills to help then survive in the wild. Research shows that animals are more depressed in cages than in the wild (education.nationalgeographic.com). Cages might be big but not nearly as big as the space in the wild. Restricting animals movement in the confines of a zoo is unnatural.Animals that are born in captive environments never get to see the world out side of their cages (buzzle.com). The pressure on being in such a small space affects their behavior gratefully (Phillip T. Robinson). When animals are under pressure they tend to injure others (buzzle.com). If animals live in their cages for most of their life and then let out into the wild they wouldn’t know how to get food (Phillip T. Robinson). Animals behaviors can be very different in their cages and in the
Families enjoy going to zoos and circus’ because they like their kids learning new things about animals and the wilderness (buzzle.com). A lot of schools go to zoos for field trips because it is so educational (buzzle.com). “When people go to the zoo many people get motivated to save the animals” (abcnews.com). Families go to the zoos also because they want their kids to be familiar with many of the different animals. “Zoos are a tradition, and a family activity” (tipsforfamilytrips.com). 92% of families go to the zoo(tripadviso.com). Going to the zoo really brings the family together(buzzle.com). Also lots of people love going to the zoo and seeing animals they don't see in their everyday lives(beckyandjames.com). Visiting the zoo can be very fun, educational, and