Argumentative Essay About Zoos

In the article The Future of Zoos, Justin Worland discusses the future of zoos so animals will be more comfortable in their environment. The Zoo360 is trying to change animals captivity by adding walkways/bridges for tigers. Animals are smarter and fell more than we knew and may suffer and may suffer when removed from their habitat in the wild. Coe developed a strategy to give animals natural vegetation, room to walk/roam, and big amounts of light. Hancocks has improved zoos a lot so that the animals are more comfortable in their environment.

Persuasive techniques are what authors use to try to convince or prove to people that their claim is correct. In the educational article “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World” by Michael Hutchins, the author uses persuasive techniques to give his opinion on zoos, making zoo keepers feel connected to the natural world. For example, the author uses pathos to show how zookeepers feel about zoo animals that they take care of. While the author is talking about the zookeeper’s emotions, Hutchins states, “I also witnessed animal keepers weeping over the loss of their favorite animals. ”(976).

The death of a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla named Harambe, as a result of a young boy falling into its exhibit, has brought a major controversy on the roles of zoos in modern society. Some people consider zoos to be unethical, conversely, zoos can be both beneficial to humans as well as the animals. “Zoos are not Prisons, they Improve the Lives of Animals” and “The Case for the End of the Modern Zoo” are articles that explore this topic and provides insight for both parties of this debate. Zoos should continue to exist because they can bring endangered species of animals out of their extinction, provide valuable knowledge to humans, and zoo animals can live longer and healthier lives.

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.

Zoos present a certain blend of nature and culture. They have always provided a way to bring natural wildlife and urban Americans together as a means of entertainment. Yet, throughout the years the role of zoos have changed. Though once used for amusement, zoos are now being used for education on preservation and the welfare of endangered species. One may wonder where and how the idea of zoos started and just how they, and the environment around them, have changed throughout history.

The first modern zoo to be founded was in Vienna, Madrid and Paris in the eighteenth century and later on in London and Berlin in the nineteenth century. The first zoo to be established in America was in Philadelphia and Cincinnati in the 1870s. In today’s America there are thousands of zoos. Humans like to be entertained regardless of how they are being entertained, whether that is walking through the park, watching a show, listening to music or simply going to the zoo. There are truth behind zoos that many don’t see, for example, many zoos don’t show the death rates that many zoo animals have after being transported from their natural habitants or the experiences that the zoo keepers provide to the animals being kept in captivity. To what extent are we okay with animals being tortured or being aware that animals are being killed just so humans can be entertained? While there are benefits to keeping animals in captivity, scholars agree that there are more negative effects that are damaging to the animals. The purpose of zoos can be more than just keeping animals in captivity and creating significant health or mental problems, zoos also can have a positive outcome, zoos can help keep endangered animals safe from others who are trying to kill them for what they are worth. Jamieson explains and gives one example of when people started putting animals in captivity. The Romans is the example that Jamieson uses, the Romans “kept animals in order to have living fodder for games.” Jamieson continued to explain how over the years the use of animals historically grew in popularity and how the idea continued to “thrive until at least the eight century.” Jamieson also mentioned that keeping a large amount of animals showed who had power.

In the argument weather zoos are moral or immoral there are two sides. The first side states that zoos help protect species that a near extinction and gives visitors and a passion for these animals. The second side states that zoos are immoral because they restrict animal’s rights.

There are zoos all over America. Some of these zoos are being targeted for holding the animals captive and many believe that zoos are a waste of resources. But zoos are actually very important for society. Zoos are important because they are educational, they treat the animals very humanly, and they have saved many species from going extinct.

Zoos hold animals in confined spaces compared to the wilderness that may be only a few miles away. What makes it more fun and amazing to go find animals in the wilderness is the adrenaline rush. Humans are taking away that rush when we place animals behind glass or inside electrified cages and so many other forms of containment. Some zoos even treat their animals like they are Death Row inmates in max security prisons. Sure the caretakers and owners of the zoo try to make their enclosures and as close to the wilderness as possible, but if there is a rifle pointed at the animal, they would hardly even show.

1 Picture this; you have been taken from your home and have been put in this tiny and weird room that is like a prison cell. It’s nothing like the home from which you came that you miss so dearly. You are confined in this room every day, and you see the same scenery all the time and eat the same meals day after day. There is barely any room for you to walk and run around. And there are strangers that look at you every day.

Animals are everywhere. Even if you don't notice them, they are there. Animals are very popular and one of the reasons why they are beloved is because of zoos. Zoos are great places for animals to live and a great place for people to learn. Zoos allow kids and adults to explore the little world of creatures that live a similar life. Zoos are a lot safer place for the animals to live than the woods or the public. People destroy animals habitats and wipe out their health. When people leave trash by animals habitats the animals think that it is a special food delivery and try to eat your trash, now that can cause health problems for the port little animals now do you want that, probably not. and neither do zoos so that's one of the reasons why zoos are here in the present.

The main aim of zoos is to protect and conserve global biodiversity and wildlife. To do this they have four roles to play which are; research, conservation, education and welfare.

Many thought zoos were just for attraction, but they are meant for more than just that.

Virginia Mckenna, a British stage and screen actress, author, and wildlife campaigner, once said “We would consider it cruel to confine a dog permanently in a kennel. Yet we visit zoos where hundreds of wild animals are kept permanently in the equivalent of a kennel.” On average, 6,126 animals are kept in enclosures (Statistic Brain). Of those 6,126 animals, only 1,041 are endangered. The 5,085 are kept in tight, confined areas for “educational purposes.” Zoos date back to as far as 2500 BCE with evidence that rulers and people of higher class used exotic animals as a way of showing the ruler's power and wealth. In later years, the idea of containing animals in a confined area was adapted by scientists and taken into effect to help guide research during the Enlightenment Era. Zoos may be viewed as educational establishments, but the negative realities overpower the positive.

You look out into the crowd through the bars. Heaving, sniffing, and wondering why on earth you are in this mysterious place called a zoo. Animals around the country and around the world are trapped behind bars! How would you like every need being cared for by highly skilled professionals? Animals should be roughing it in the wild, where they belong. As a well-to-do topic of the hippies and high society, I who have been well informed by multiple experts around the world, will attempt to expose this ceaseless problem and propose a solution. Without a doubt, this self-centered world is full of “good samaritans” who in an attempt to manufacture splendid feelings , ignore all facts and statistics along the way. Of course, by these “good samaritans”, I mean the zookeepers and conversationalists who are trying to save these animals by keeping them