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    In the book They Cage The Animals At Night by Jennings Michael Burch, the main character Jennings often uses the zoo as a getaway and living space when going through tough times. One word that would represent Jennings feelings for the zoo would be refuge. The definition of refuge is ¨a safe place¨. In his perspective when something went wrong he would go to his ¨safe place¨. In relation to many people today when they get angry or confused they drift off into the place where they feel safe. ¨We’re

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    Why Do People Ban Zoos

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    the animals in the zoo are happy and healthy animals. Many may think getting a glimpse of rare creatures may be exciting and the breeding program is great ideas to save animal species, but not all owners are kind to there animals. There are thousands- maybe even millions- of stories of abuse, death, and beatings that happens after closing hours at the zoo. Because of these stories, they have inspired many people to ban zoos, but many of these actions still go on. In 2010, a zoo located in China had

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    KEEPING ANIMALS IN ZOOS NOT JUSTIFIABLE 2 Keeping Animals in Zoos Not Justifiable A debate that has recently been brought into focus in the public eye is that of whether wild animals should be kept in aquariums, zoos, and other wildlife sanctuaries. Recent tragedies, like the one at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, where a trainer was dragged to her death by a whale, has increased continued scrutiny on the needs of wildlife and how captivity hinders their physical and psychological well-being. Some

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    A story of life, resilience, and awe is Yann Martel's masterpiece Life of Pi. In this book Martel splits the story of a boy lost at sea into 3 parts and if you look hard enough you can see the genius connection between all of them. Yann Martel connects Pi’s beliefs from part 1 to part 2 that life will always defend itself, animals are safer in zoos,and things always escape something not somewhere. While reading the book despite the fact that the first part seemed very dry it is actually riddled with

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    Aniamls are Dangerous Essay

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    The idea of a zoo is a noble idea. The objective of the zoo is to be a sanctuary where animals live in safety from dangers such as poachers and diseases. This wildlife refuge prevents animals from going extinct, and new generations of people can learn about these animals and appreciate them. Due to human shortcomings, some zoos are concrete prisons or execution chambers. The video, “Captive Animal Misery in European Zoos”, provided by Born Free Foundation on Youtube.com that is published on 12th

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    For the average person, a day at the zoo consists of walking through exhibits, admiring for a few minutes, maybe taking a picture, and moving on. All a person sees is perhaps five minutes into a zoo animals actual life, and they aren’t exactly concerned with the quality of care they are receiving. Is a few minutes of temporary entertainment really worth risking an animal’s life? Traditional zoos in America should no longer exist because of the poor quality of life they experience versus in wildlife

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    The Pros And Cons Of Zoos

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    shunted around from zoo to zoo, ending up in the Targu Mures Zoo in Romania. During her time as a captive elephant Tania has rarely been given time to bond with other members of her species. Tania has been living for 39 years. At the Targu Mures Zoo she is confined into a tiny enclosure, not given the company of any other elephants, and forced to stand in her own urine and feces. This is due to sporadic, and very unsanitary cleaning of the practices of the zoo. Tania the elephants story began in 1978 when

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    The Rise Of Animal Abuse

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    seasons in the National Football League (But there is another story that Michael Vick has been involved in dog fights and went to prison for the actions that committed).That does not cover on what had happened to the dogs,Donna Reynold’s had said in details that the swimming pool was used for kill some of the dogs as she continues,the people did not know how many suffered the permitted murder,but the damage of pool walls tells a story. Michael Vick did not just put dogs to fight, but he would hang

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    Evaluate the importance of zoos and captive breeding programmes in the preservation of biodiversity for future generations. Nowadays one of the most important issues is preservation of biodiversity. Although most of the damages to our environment were made in the past, since there were less education and consciousness between people, there are still many factors threatening the world heritage. So, it must be the duty, but at this stage even a challenge, of the community and of each individual

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    Lily Atkins 4/18/2018 Lit 2000 Professor Farmen Analysis Of: What Is The Zoo For What In “What Is The Zoo For What,” Patricia Lockwood paints a portrait of nature. Nature is violent and free; it embodies a sense of chaos and unruliness that society has tried to control through the invention of captivity. Inventions of captivity can be described as zoos, but is also anything that holds another thing; like a fountain holding water, a song containing sound. Many forms of captivity are described while

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