Animals In Captivity

Have you ever been to the zoo? Zoos around the world see over 700 million tourists a year. The animals in zoos are often exotic, ones you wouldn’t see in your backyard. These animals come from jungles, oceans, deserts, and many other places, usually as babies. They never get a chance to live a normal life near family and their real habitats. They grow up in captivity, and in most cases, die in captivity. Zoos and aquariums are a problem because they take animals from the wild and lock them up for our pleasure, disregarding the mental and physical health of the animal. Because of this, we need to make stricter laws for places with animals in captivity. Zoos are a problem because humane conditions are almost never prevalent. Captive zoo animals have been documented, from Australia to the United States, to show symptoms of neurological distress. This strange behavior, exhibited by a number of different actions, is so common in zoos that it has been given its own label: zoochosis. These behaviors include

Wild animals in captivity will never have to fight for survival, making zoos safer for the animals than the wild. They do not have to defend their terrain. Confinement keeps them safe from predators that might otherwise shorten their lives in the wild. Most people know little about wild animals or their domains, and visiting a zoo is an enriching educational experience that cannot be matched in a classroom or laboratory. Viewing wild animals up close in an area that provides for their well being and comfort is an excellent way to learn more about these creatures that can otherwise be taught in a formal setting. Although these points are mostly true, animals in captivity face much more death and horrible ordeals than they would naturally, and education about animals can still be provided by going on safaris, watching documentaries, and going to animal