Persuasive Essay Against Zoos

Schools always visit zoos because they are fun and kids enjoy staring into the eyes of an intimidating predator without being harmed. It’s not until kids grow up do they see all the sadness exiting the cage every single moment. Although it is a controversial topic, most of the kids that grow up and do research on this very topic will understand the reasons against zoos. Zoos are inhumane! Animals do not naturally belong in zoos, they belong in freedom, (because they learn since birth how to survive in the wild). Animals are caged by humans with no choice and no point of views on what they feel like. It wouldn’t even be a bit realistic to call zoos the “perfect place for animals.” It’s so much deeper than the core, so much more than what the

If zoos are trying to recreate the natural environment of the animals in the cages, then why are the zoos keeping them on such a schedule that doesn't allow them to freely do what animals do? Yes, animals do have routines in the wild just like any human being on this planet. People don’t realize it but yes, everyone has an organized routine. When animals are separated from that privilege, they get confused. Another thing, animals are always kept back from being free such as eating at their own times and relaxing when they want too. Animals also don’t get the privacy in zoos that they get in the wild (petakids.com). Zoo animals are constantly checked up on or studied for future experiments and the animals never get the alone time they need. In the wild, animals are always alone or in a pack with their family. In zoos, animals are surrounded by humans they’ve never seen and other objects that supposedly keep them occupied. Yes, it’s true, they love the attention but like every other living thing that lives on the planet of Earth, they need their space (a.k.a privacy). The main point is: animals in zoos do not get their own schedule in which they have adapted to in the