To Zoo or Not to Zoo? Zoos have been around for hundreds of years and have been enjoyed by millions and millions of people. All around the world‚ zoos provide the public with the chance to see and learn about rare animals. For decades‚ there has been much debate about whether or not zoos should exist. Some people argue that zoos are inhumane and should be closed. However‚ zoos are necessary because they provide us with invaluable knowledge and teach us about the world we live in. As far back as
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Zoos A zoo is a facility in which animals are kept in confined spaces or enclosures‚ displayed to the public and can be bred. Other names for a zoo are zoological park‚ zoological garden and a menagerie. Zoos around the world cause concern for animal rights‚ which is a problem because zoos normally keep wild animals rather than domestic ones. It is believed that zoo’s began around 3500BC‚ which is when the oldest zoological park is recorded. The oldest known zoological collection was revealed
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Introduction Is mercy killing humane? Do we have the right to assess whether a life is worth living? Euthanasia also known as mercy killing is a way of painlessly terminating one’s life with the "humane" motive of ending his suffering. Albania‚ Belgium‚ Netherlands‚ Oregon‚ Switzerland and Luxembourg are some places where euthanasia or assisted suicide has been legalized. Should Euthanasia be legalized in Russia or not?Let’s have a look at the arguments that will help us understand the reasoning
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We are no longer need to have animals kept in zoos‚ so zoos should be closed. Do you agree or disagree? There has long been an argument against maintaining zoos in which animails are kept away from their natural habitat. I totally do not agree with that statement with many benefits that zoos may bring to animal life in particular and to our society in general‚ as will now be argued. First of all‚ one of the principal purposes of zoos is that it may allow children and adults to see animals
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Should animals be kept in captivity at zoos? or should they be out in the wild where they live? Today‚ I will tell you about the pros and the cons of keeping wild animals in zoos. Today more and more people are becoming aware of the truth behind working of zoos. Zoo is short for "zoological garden". A zoological garden is a place where living animals are kept and exhibited. Zoos have been around since 1500 B.C. Its purpose has changed with time. Originally‚ owning and displaying exotic animals
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Are Zoo’s Good or Bad? Zoos serve as an attraction to people. They are accepted as useful and entertaining amenities‚ which are seen as educational. Children love seeing animals and a visit to the zoo has always been a treat. However‚ we should consider if the zoo is beneficial to people or harmful to animals. It’s cruel to leave animals caged up day in and day out not living in their natural habitats. Zoo animals are kept in enclosures that don’t allow them to live their lives in a natural
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When Edward Albee wrote The Zoo Story in 1958‚ it was the first play that he wrote as an adult and only the second play that he wrote in his lifetime. His only other play was a sex farce that he wrote at the age of twelve. After being passed from friend to friend‚ The Zoo Story traveled from New York to Florence‚ Italy‚ to Zurich‚ Switzerland‚ to Frankfurt‚ Germany and was finally produced for the first time in Berlin‚ Germany. It opened on September 28‚ 1959‚ at the Schiller Theatre Werkstatt. After
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The America Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals also known as ASPCA “ the first humane society formed in North America and‚ today‚ one of the largest humane societies in the world‚ was founded by Henry Bergh and incorporated in 1866. The mission of the ASPCA‚ as stated by Henry Bergh in 1866‚ is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States” said Stephen Zawistowski on a he’s article about ASPCA This has been number one mission of this
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Zoos Necessary or Not? We humans have the ability to pass down crucial information to the next generation through zoological parks‚ or zoos. In early civilizations‚ animals were locked up in cages for people ’s amusement. The welfare of the animals was poor because people were indifferent to the needs of the animals. According to The Times of India‚ the first public zoo can be traced back to Egypt in 1500 B.C. under Queen Hatshepsut who collected animals from all over Africa to show her wealth and
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If you have ever stepped into a zoo‚ you have stepped into a prison in which the inmates are defenseless and innocent‚ the sentence is long‚ and the penalty is cruel and severe. Zoos are not made for educational purposes but for entertainment‚ they do not benefit animals but push them toward extinction. "Zoos range in size and quality from cage-less parks to small roadside menageries with concrete slabs and iron bars." (Zoos: Pitiful Prisons.) The larger the zoo and the greater the number and variety
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