Zoos Are An Unsafe Environment For Animals

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen thought. That’s the problem.” - A.A. Milne. I feel that this means some people command the animals to work, while not understanding what the animal also wants or needs. In the debate, “Are Zoos Bad News?”, written anonymously, the author reports the ethical and unethical reasoning between zoos. This came after the attack on three victims. In my opinion, the existence of zoos should endure seeing that it educates people, zoos can alter the behaviour of people to animals and zoos promote wildlife conservation.

One of the most fun, visually amazing functions to visit are zoo's. Growing up as a kid going to the zoo was so much fun and basically guaranteed a great day out. People have been complaining and questioning the role of zoo's for a long time now. Some claim that it actually kills the animals off faster. Others claim that zoo's actually help protect and preserve the lives of these animals. Only one can make a reasonable argument by studying sources, and finding out statistics. Based off of the articles, "The Stripes Will Survive", "The Zoos Go Wild", and "Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment", we can truly get in-depth analysis about the role zoo's play.

Zoos have always been criticized because some claim that animals are being abused and mistreated due to the lack and care of certain zoos. However, zoos actually help many animals with research and are critically important for conservation purposes. People need to understand that zoos have programs that breed endangered animals as well as rescue programs for exotic animals that people are no longer able to support. Also, they have many hands on activities that allow people to get more connected to animals. In addition, zoos do not only focus on animals. They focus on environmental problems/concerns as well. Zoos help us stay educated about environmental impacts and animal care.

Conclusion: In conclusion, zoos are bad for animals because of the bad effects and mistreatment it has caused on animals.

Some people go to zoos to see the wild animals, but that’s not all that they are for. People in groups such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) may think that zoos cannot provide the needs to wild animals as the wild can. Zoos help animals. They have improved, helping to repopulate species and save animals in the wild.

Zoos may seem fun to visit and exciting to see the animals; but what you don’t see is the suffering and depression that lies in these helpless creatures. There are many arguments whether or not zoos are good or bad, and if they should be removed or kept. Several think that zoos should be abolished or at least very much improved, due to animal cruelty. While, others want zoos to stay because it is beneficial for the animals and people. I strongly believe that zoos aren’t good for both the public and animals for numerous reasons.

There have been a lot of problems with animals in zoos. It has gotten to the point where zoos are hated and looked upon as a places of animal torture. Are zoos really that bad? Turns out, they are. They do not have enough space, they do not allow the animals to communicate with each other, and they sell the animals to cruel circuses.

I love zoos, I could spend hours in the zoo because of all the cute animals in there, but do you really think that zoos are suitable for our animals? Are we hurting them or making them secure? It’s really tough to decide because we really don’t know what’s right or wrong for our animals. In my opinion, it could go either way. I am looking at both sides of arguments, debates and articles to really know if zoos are right or wrong.

Conversely, this quote shows that zoos are good for the animals and the people because the people get to learn about the animals. "Jack Hanna, a part-time Jupiter resident and one of the world's best-known animal experts, has a message... Zoos,are necessary and indispensable....The primary responsibility of zoos, is educating the people who visit annually. 35 percent said the zoo reinforced their existing beliefs about conservation. It's that kind of personal connection that makes people want to protect animals and conserve their environments." Visitors who visit the zoo do not see a problem with

Imagine going to the zoo. Getting to see all sorts of unique animals. But has anyone wondered if the zoo is helping animals or is it the opposite? People had despised zoos for animal captivity and complained that zoos should be illegal. Why is that? Other’s imagine animals in a cramped cage as they are treated poorly, but that is not the case. Zoos had existed for a while and they have been helping animals ever since. Zoos should not be illegal because it keeps all animals safe and well fed, is very educational for kids, and prevents animals from extinction.

Zoos are a dynamic educational source that enhances our community. Zoos raise awareness about jeopardized species and the significance of preservation. Zoos may help us to comprehend animals. They offer a good tool for our societies by lodging and dealing with creatures that may have been in peril at one point in their life. “100,000 kids come to London Zoo every year to learn about creatures.”[3] Usually when people come to zoos and they are taught about the conservation of some of the endangered species, a lot of these people get motivated and inspired to do something about it either by donating money or volunteering to help and so on.

Did you know that many zoos hold conservation projects around the world in order to reintroduce endangered species into the wild? If not, this is just one of the many reasons that zoos are very necessary. Zoos can be very beneficial for the public’s education, and to the environment. These zoos are able to preserve the life of many animals, that would otherwise have gone extinct due to humans destroying their habitats. Some people may argue against zoos by saying that they treat the animals inhumanely, or that the animals can become depressed. While these opposing arguments have some validity, zoos are needed in order to keep alive the ecosystem, to educate the public and provide research for scientists and developers.

In conclusion, zoos are harmful in many ways. They cause mental illnesses, physical pain, and no protection. Thus, zoos should be banned and shut down. No one wants to be stripped from their home or taken away from their family, so why do this to innocent animals for our own selfish reasons? After all, we are all creatures on this world, the difference being how many legs we walk on. We all have feelings; we all have needs, but most importantly, we all have a heart.

Zoos have been around for awhile, ever since the the pre modern times, from ancient times, modern from 1750 to 1950, and to the present period from 1950 (Graetz). The first zoo was made in London for scientific reasons. “The history of zoo designs, has tended to be one of ground breaking advances which renews interest in zoos and, hence, there is a spate of zoo building and existing ones change to follow the trend” (Graetz). The first zoo in the United States was made in 1874 and it was the Philadelphia Zoo. In 1984, National Zoo officials would send animals back into the rainforest and would eventually started succeeding and would increase the animal population by 30%-40% (“Zoos”).

Zoos are most commonly known as a public attraction. They provides people a way to get to see wild animals up close. Zoos make every species habitat similar to what a natural environment would be like for them as much as possible. Although some zoos try to make the animals they take care of as happy as possible by feeding, caring and playing with them; zoos can not possibly meet all the requirements needed to make the animals lives natural and healthy.This