It is a fact that zoos exist in major cities of the world. Nowadays‚ while many people are in favour of zoos‚ others claim that zoos should not exist and the animals should live in their natural habitat. I would like to put some pros and cons of zoos and let each person decide on their own what they believe. Here are some arguments against zoos. First of all‚ animals should not be held in captivity in big cages because they are living creatures and they need to be free. According to a recent research
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It Is Cruel To Keep Animals in Cages and Zoos Although many people think that animals get saved from dangers of wildlife if they are kept in zoos‚ in fact‚ this actually is making the animals’ life meaningless——they have no freedom‚ no skills‚ no rights and even their life expectancy is much shorter. Animals are restrained in cages all day. They have no freedom at all‚ unlike the animals which live in the wild and have run free in forests and savannahs. The animals that lives in the
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Through centuries‚ zoos have evolved from menageries to modern conservation institutions. Today‚ when someone mentions zoos‚ we automatically form an image of an animal stuck in a cage: A very typical thought. Although the main idea of keeping animals in captivity remains the same in most zoos‚ the purpose has shifted from captivity to conservation. Before‚ zoos were places to view exotic animals‚ but today zoos serve a purpose to inform and spread awareness about species in danger. In terms of the
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Should We Keep Animals in Zoos? The Animal Welfare Act establishes that all UK zoo enclosures must provide “sufficient space to allow each animal to make normal posture and social adjustments”. Is this enough for e welfare of every captive animal? I am going to look at both sides considering whether or not we should keep animals in zoos? One of the main problems with zoos is the lack of space in the enclosure. Zoos cannot provide the area of space that an animal has in the wild‚ especially not
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why do people think that animals feel happy in zoos‚ which are the same as prisons? I remember once I visited Los Angeles Zoo‚ and I compared this zoo to what I saw in my country. I noticed a huge difference between them. In the zoo in my country‚ all the animals were kept in cages‚ while in Los Angeles Zoo they had more space to wander around. However‚ this is still a "prison"..."Even under the best of circumstances at the best of zoos‚ captivity itself is hell for animals meant to roam free" (Kaufman
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exotic animals in zoos ‚ automatically thinking zoos handle the animals in proper conditions. Researchers proven that wild animals suffer abuse or commonly known as animal cruelty. Animal cruelty as human infliction of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal‚ for purposes other than self defense or survival(dictionary.com). States have documented laws agaisnt animal abuse in certain extents( The Humane Society). Many people have not adapted the fact that zoos conduct cruelty upon animals. Collected
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Zoos argue that they save endangered species and educate the public‚ but animal rights activists believe the costs outweigh the benefits‚ and the violation of the rights of the individual animals is unjustifiable. Roadside zoos‚ petting zoos‚ and smaller animal exhibitors tend to keep the animals in smaller pens or cages. Sometimes‚ barren concrete and metal bars are all a tiger or bear will know for their entire lives. Larger‚ accredited zoos try to distance themselves from these operations
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IS KEEPING ANIMALS IN ZOO GOOD OR BAD? For many people‚ the zoo is a source of childhood amazement and fond memories: swinging monkeys and growling tigers and a lot more. It had became parts of our childhood lives 1. Facts: Believe or not * Did you know… that zoos have been around since 3500 B.C.? In 2009‚ archeologists found what is believed to be the world’s oldest zoo in Egypt. * It has been estimated by WAZA that over 600 million people visit zoos each year * It is estimated
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advantages and disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos On Sunday afternoons in every major city many families go to the zoo with kids. They always have a lot of fun‚ see many rare animals‚ funny monkeys‚ tall giraffes‚ huge elephants and cute koalas. But what is going on with animals? On the one hand‚ animals are safe in zoos‚ which means they cannot be hurt in their cages. Secondly‚ animals have enough food‚ for example‚ they can always eat in a zoo‚ while they may be starving in nature. Furthermore
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Zoos are places where we can see a lot of kinds of animals‚ even some animals that we do not imagine that we could see; however‚ personally‚ I think that animals should be free and people should never keep them in zoos. First of all‚ animals have the right to be free and nobody can private them to that. They are born free and zoos are not allowed them to have a free life. Instead to keep animals in zoos why do not we help them to coexist and survive in their own habitat? It is very easy to go to
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