The issue of whether keeping animals in zoos is amoral‚ and has been widely debated in our communities recently. The treatments of animals at Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary published in The Age have raised a conflict amongst Australians again. Some believe that the presence of zoos is inevitable so as to rescue animals from extinction‚ whilst others are not in favor of zoos due to the captivity of wildlife. If one was to take into the reason why the conservation is not fully effective‚
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the 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
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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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ARE ZOOS UNETHICAL TO ANIMALS? Name: Tutor: Course: Date: University: ARE ZOOS UNETHICAL TO ANIMALS? Introduction In recent times‚ argumentative debates have been witnessed over the moral predicament that zoos brings concerning animals’ rights‚ liberties and ordinary behavior. Most of the people take zoo as unethical and cruel whereas others have the opinion that they are moral due to the fact that they support in study‚ safeguard‚ and proper treatment of wildlife. This profound topic has caused
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Nowadays‚ a lot of animals live in zoos. Is it right or wrong to keep them in the zoos? The following essay presents some pros and cons of this problem. First of all‚ people can see wild‚ beautiful‚ exotic animals. They can see how animals live and behave. Secondly‚ animals have good life conditions in zoos. They do not starve because they have food and water. People take care of animals. Moreover‚ animals are safe. People do not kill them. Animals live as close to the natural habitat as possible
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Almost all of the people grew up going to the zoo. Many children thought that the zoo was their favourite destination‚ but it taught them nothing about how animals belonged in their natural habitat People going to the zoos today only have one purpose‚ which is to seek entertainment instead of enlightenment. Equality does not require equal or identical treatment; it requires equal consideration from people who find it acceptable to interfere with animals and keep them locked up in captivity for entertainment
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To begin‚ zoos are unethical due to the fact that they take animals out of the wild and place them in artificial environments that have failed to meet their standard of living. For example‚ research has shown that some larger animals need for space is not fulfilled in their confined cages. One example of this is how the zoo environment can have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of zoo animals. Captive elephants‚ for example‚ cannot exercise in the same way they do in the wild and
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Topic: keeping animals in zoo is cruel and unfair. Keeping animals in captivity has been practised since very long. Putting wild creatures in cages is neither a good thing. In my opinion‚ captivating animals is not always a cruel deed in most cases where it proves to be an advantage to both humans and the creatures that were living before I the wilderness enjoying utmost freedom. Firstly‚ the keeping and breeding of vulnerable animals in zoos and circuses ensure their protection better. The
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Do you agree: Australian media representatives of Asian society are biased? Give reasons by way of examples. Mired in debt in Europe together with North America being under the background of weak economic recovery‚ the Australian government would link the future development and boom of Asia closely and it is undoubtedly wise and far-sighted. In fact‚ the "look Asian" and "embrace" in Asian policy had been proposed by politicians decades ago. As the financial turmoil sweeps the world‚ Australia
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PGTP “Rayko Tsonchev “ 2012/2013 Discuss some of the arguments for and against keeping animals in zoos Gabriela Ivanova Cacheva Zооs аrguе thаt thеy sаvе еndаngеrеd spеciеs аnd еducаtе thе public‚ but аnimаl rights аctivists bеliеvе thе cоsts оutwеigh thе bеnеfits‚ аnd the viоlatiоn оf thе right оf thе individuаl аnimаls is unjustifiаblе. Rоаdsidе zооs‚ pеtting zооs‚ аnd smаllеr аnimаl еxhibitоrs tеnd tо kееp thе аnimаls in smаllеr pеns оr cаgеs. Sоmеtimеs
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