Why Are Zoos Inhumane?

Zoos are inhumane, some of the reasoning for this is because the animals become stressed in captivity. The noises and, on occasion, anything being thrown into the enclosure can stress them and force them into a depression. One point against this claim is that we can't tell how the animals feel about being put into captivity. This is not true. Animals in depression tend to show lazier behaviour. They typically seclude themselves in an area away from other animals and/or humans. On top of this, their life spans have been cut by over half of what they are in the wild. A male - or female- elephant in the wild typically lives, on average, 50-58 years. However, they tend to live 60-70 years. The average for an elephant in captivity is only around
If something happens that would trigger this instinct to kill, the animal is punished. One example is an incident at the Cincinnati Zoo. A 4 year old boy crawled into the gorilla enclosure. A 17 year old gorilla named Harambe picked the boy up and carried him around. The fact a four (4) year old was able to make it in the enclosure implies the zoo was not keeping the animals enclosed properly. Harambe was shot and killed, meaning he was punished for the zoo’s failure to keep them out. That gorilla did not need to suffer. The systemis who should suffer. The animals have done nothing
A gate was left open, meaning the animals could get out. However, this is not what happened. The visitors entered the pen and approached the pack. While a mother distracted herself, her twelve (12) year old son approached the fencer and put his hand through. The leader, Rebel, was defending he territory when he bit the boys hand. The puncture wounds were shallow and easily treated, however, there are no rabies vaccines for wolves. So the zoo was forced to give the family a choice. Risk having rebel euthanized and get the shots either way due to him having rabies, or get the shots and let rebel