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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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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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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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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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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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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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 have been around for centuries- facepaint‚ food‚ and of course‚ the animals that we all love. All of the exotic animals excites everyone‚ from children to adults- but when is this love taken too far? In recent years‚ there have been over 5‚000 cases of people having obtained exotic animals such as monkeys‚ wolves‚ and many more from the black market. These buyers house these exotic‚ wild animals as house pets. There has been an unreasonable spring of exotic pet sightings recently‚ and many people
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