Argumentative Essay: Why Are Wild Animals In Captivity?

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“DON’T BE SORRY. DO SOMETHING”-(The Animals) In the world there are many wild animals being help captive. It's not correct in my opinion. What the point of having such beautiful creatures in captivity. The poor animals end up having mental problems, as a result of being held captive for so long. That is extremely messed up. Many of the wild animals end up having psychosis. Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. Usually when an animal is held in captivity, wild animals are never released back into their natural habitat. The wouldn´t survive no more. The humans have changed their lifestyle to the point the wild creatures become dependent on humans. Humans …show more content…

Apparently humans didn’t have enough with taking land animals into captivity, humans also took aquatic animals. Humans are so cruel that humans even captured some of the oceans most biggest animal, Orcas(killer whale). Many aquatic places have Orcas, Dolphins, Penguins etc. Wild animals belong out in the wild, there is no really good reason to keeping the wild creatures in captivity. At the Seaworld in Orlando, Florida there are orcas and dolphins. There have been many incidents with the killer whales at the SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. In 2010, a killer whale killed one of the trainers at SeaWorld, her name was Dawn Brancheau of 40 years of age. Some Mrs. Brancheau she slipped into the tank other say Mrs. Brancheau was pulled in the tank by a killer whale (Tillikum). Mrs. Brancheau was known at SeaWorld for being an amazing trainer, which is why she was paired up with Tillikum. Tillikum was a male Orca, other trainers considered him “a great animal”. Even after the incident …show more content…

That’s the essence of inhumanity” -(George Bernard Shaw) What do you think about zoos? Are they cool or cruel? Most think of the zoos as cruel not cool. Think about it! A zoo is made up of many, many animals that should be living a good free life out in the wild. No, instead the animals are put in cages for human satisfaction. Humans pay the zoos to keep getting more and more animals into captivity. Humans are always going to the zoo's, there’s an admission fee to enter. Zoo’s make profits off of wild beautiful creatures. For example, Monkey, Lion, Tiger, Birds, Bears, Cats, Insects, Snakes, and so many more. Have you ever took time to think about the animals? What if you were them? Think about it as if humans were animals and animals were humans. In Other words swapping roles. Do humans want to be held in captivity for many years? NO, Humans wouldn’t like that one bit, guess what neither do the animals. They suffer everyday they do the same thing over and over again, satisfying humans, eating, and being stuck inside a cage. Do the animals ever get a break? Humans do, Humans get to travel the world and do as humans desire. Animals don’t get that opportunity but animals should, are all alive just like any other human. According to science humans revolutionized from the apes species and all its brothers, but yet the apes are put in cages and humans are free. What’s the difference

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