Animals don’t have the voice to speak up about being exploited involuntarily for entertainment, so is it ethically right to hold them captive? There are over 750,000 types of animals that are held captive in zoos around the world, not to mention, multiple animals per species. (Statistics Brain). For animals to be held in captivity, it is a necessity to ensure that animals receive the reciprocal of their crucial needs, such as the animals having the correct habitat, social abilities or needs, nutrition, and an appropriate confinement.
Zoos around the world have recently been under fire for hiding the reality of the zoo’s version of “The Circle of Life” from visitors. Zoos don’t present to us the “behind the scenes” action, as they don’t want us to realise what traumatic experiences the innocent animals
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Obviously, in the wild, births and deaths of animals are done naturally or done in order to keep the food chains in proportion to each other. However, in zoos, animals will often be bred and will over breed animals to produce future generations of the species, especially if the breed is in threat of extinction. In June 2017, The Dallas Zoo welcomed a baby giraffe into the zoo, where “The latter delivery was broadcast on Animal Planet and before an audience of about 4 million who watched the birth live online.” (NBC 5 News). The birth of
As for others, they begin to see how zoo’s actually run and what all they do there, which then shapes their opinion either for better or for worse. Throughout the past few years, many documentaries have been released about what goes on behind the glass at different zoos and aquariums around the world. With the release of all these new documentaries, many people, including myself, have began to form
THe article states that the zoos are beneficial to the society and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor explains that the zoos are not beneficial to the society and he refutes each point of the author 's reasons. First, the article avers that the animales are treated well in the zoos. The professor, by contrast, asserts that the animals are not treated well in the zoos. Moreover, he provides an example of the two bandas that dead in the zoos by a rat 's poinson, tho mangar of the zoo could not prevent that.
One example is that some animals can get a disease called zoochosis and it is shocking what zoos will do when trying to hide it. For instance, “As Dr Keith Lindsay, a biologist with more than 30 years of experience in elephant research and conservation, has said, these are symptoms of “pathological, stereotypical behaviour that is common with disturbed animals in captivity, but which is never seen in the wild”. There are also cases of animals being given antidepressants to hide their unhappiness from visitors. In 2015 Auckland Zoo euthanised a gibbon, Iwani, because he was “severely depressed” and the zoo admitted they could not meet his welfare needs. ”(An unnatural environment)This is significant because it shows that when zoos commit wrongs and take problems into their own hands it most often ends up worse.
By doing this, the real danger is humans, not predators. Zoos are inhumane because animals are held against their will in an unnatural environment, experience pain and made to do “tricks” all to entertain humans. The general population needs to be made aware of the injustice and stop supporting zoos so animals can be left alone and live the life they were intended to
This one photograph she took shows how these animals are so deprived of freedom. To conclude, the loss of freedom is also a major issue in zoos and is also another reason why animals should not be held in
In fact, “most of the members found in zoos are not endangered or threatened species, only 18% actually are” (Zoos Hurt Conservation). In fact, many of the animals being bred are babies because that is what brings visitors. Another clear reason that such parks are for profit. The few that do face extinction, including elephants, polar bears, gorillas, tigers, and chimpanzees will never be released into the wild to strengthen diminishing populations (An Idea). Parks claim that conservation is the main reason they are open, but nearly half of all organizations spend 1% of their revenues in conservation (Zoos Hurt Conservation).
Although zoos seem to portray an educational factor they fail to teach people about the natural world. Over 2,800 children were surveyed from the London zoo and demonstrated a lack of learning outcome (Zoos Neither Educate nor Empower Children). Zoos claim they teach children about how to become conservationists, but children fail to believe they can actually make a difference. “It is hardly surprising to learn that most children visiting zoos are neither empowered nor educated by the experience of seeing captive wild animals so far removed from their natural habitat. Zoos present an entirely false view of both the animals themselves and of the real and very urgent issues facing many species in their natural homes,” says Liz Tyson director from Captive Animal’s Protection Society (Zoos Neither Educate nor Empower Children).
Zoos are sometimes seen as necessary but poor alternatives to natural environment. Discuss some of the arguments for and/or against keeping animals in zoos. From back in the 35000 BC until today, zoos are seen in different ways by spectators. Where one sees amusing and entertaining place, others see the horror of those poor caged animals. Boxed and shipped far away from their natural environment, set in zoos that can never have the space, food or excitement that they used to have in the.
The question of the necessity of zoos is extremely controversial nowadays. There are many people who advocate for replacing them with sanctuaries as they believe money spent on keeping wild animals captive might have been used for conserving them in wild. Others are concerned that zoos serve not only for people's pleasure but for preserving and keeping populations that otherwise would go extinct. There are sufficient arguments for both points of view, expressed in various articles that are dedicated to the significant topic. “Do elephants belong in zoos?” by Jeffrey P. Cohn and “Eight reasons why zoos are good for conservation” by James Borrell are the examples of such articles.
Zoos have been around since the eighteenth century. A zoo is defined as a compound where wild animals are kept for viewing and studying. The purpose of a zoo is mainly for education and protection, preserving animal species that are either at a risk of becoming extinct or for increased collection size (Jamieson). Animals from around the world have been enclosed in an area where we can admire and study these fine creatures. However, many modern zoos around the world have introduced animal shows, petting and feeding sessions to attract more visitors in order to earn more money.
Zoos are Pitiful Prisons (Animals Should Not be kept in the Zoo) I am an animal in the zoo. I am supposed to educate people, but I don’t really know how a harmless prisoner can educate people. I am stranded in a cage smaller than I am, with no room to run or to play. I stay in one spot all day while people walk pass shouting and flashing pictures.
Imagine this, you 're locked in a little glass box, as you are trying to find a way out, there isn 't one. You start to panic, then you hear a tapping sound on the glass, as you look to see what it is, it is a sea of people staring, taking pictures, tapping on the glass. Everything I just ask you to imagine is something that animals in zoos go through every day, waking up every day knowing that pictures and being confined to a small box is what they have to look forward to. I understand wanting to see wildlife that might inexcusable if it wasn 't for zoos but put yourself in the animals shoes, that 's not a life you would want for yourself, if you can 't imagine it for yourself, think about your dog, or cat, that 's not a life that a life that
Zoos play a role in educating people about animals and play an important part in animal conservation. While much information on animals is available through printed materials and the Internet, it's way much better being near them seeing what they actually are. Many people lack the means to travel to the native habitats of most animals, however, zoos bring animals from many different climates and locations together in one place. For many people as well, the experience of being close to these animals has more impact than simply reading about them. This experience often gives them sympathy for animals that they may
Hundreds of animals kept in circuses and private shows around the world are used as a source of entertainment, education, and profit benefits only. In a study, Marcellini found that fewer than 1% of visitors read the signs provided in zoos and zoological parks to educate the visitors about that specific
Forty-one Percent of amphibians and twenty-six percent of mammals are slowly being threatened with the thoughts of extinction. Although they are being threatened many zoos around the world are attempting to help the problem. Which is one of the many things zoos are doing to help the cause. I think that the zoos are doing more positive things than negative, because some are really getting behind this thought of them being bad and are doing everything they can to rid that burden off of their name.