In zoos and aquariums animals may look and seem happy, but when everyone leaves they resume their terrible life. We shut close down zoos and aquariums because keeping animals in captivity is abuse. Zoos and aquariums are not the animals natural habitat, and animals could easily overpower humans anytime.
When zoos and aquariums put animals in captivity it’s not their natural habitat, and can change their whole lifestyle.When watching a mother love and care for her child is adorable, bu tits not adorable when she doesn't care for her child. Keeva was born March 12, 2016 in Maryland Zoo. Her mother Carole “was not nursing nr bonding with her,” Keeva was otherwise, “ignored by her mother”(Source 4). This statement suggests that from being in captivity, it changes the animals lifestyle. Carole obviously didn’t know how to raise a child, because she wasn’t in the wild learning how to from other moms. Sure it is sad to see an animal not loved by their mother, you just want to go and help and love them. Maryland
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Watching animal shows/stunts can be fun and entertaining, but can be extremely dangerous. For example in 2010 Dawn Brancheau, was killed as she “was pulled underwater by a 12,000-pound orca”(Source 1). Sadly, her death shows that at anytime, any animal could cause a similar incident, and the trainer could wind up like Dawn. This statement shows that keeping zoos and aquariums open, could kill trainers. In the Pittsburgh Zoo they use innocent dogs to “herd” up the elephants. When the herd the elephants, they send “the dogs out to nip at their feet” and bring them in(Source 3). Elephants are much stronger, and bigger than dogs, and humans. So if one of them got mad, they could not only harm themselves, and the dogs, they could harm the crew, and even the audience. Which is yet another reason why we should close them
I confess, I am guilty. I am guilty of supporting these disgraceful prisons where the ones held captive are, at times, abducted from there homes and forced to entertain us. I did not support them because I wanted to or thought it to be right, but because I was ignorant and did not know the truth. In fact, at one point in our lives we are all guilty of it. Looks can be deceiving. At first glance we would never think these places to be horrible, but in all reality they are. I am talking about zoos, aquariums, marine parks and circuses. All of these places are just another form of prisons. The only difference between this prison and other prisons is that the prisoners did nothing to deserve to be in there, they are all innocent. I have been to a zoo and a circus, making me guilty, therefore it is my responsibility to inform you about what really goes on behind closed doors.
Keeping animals locked in cages, bored and cramped up in such a small space is an awful sight to show the children. It creates an image in the little minds of children that animals are to be treated like they don’t matter. They say Zoos are a place where children can learn about the wild, exotic animals, but in reality it doesn't teach them anything only that they are meant to be caged up, which is wrong. Also, it is really painful to see the animals bored and lonely, so why should people keep letting them do this to these beautiful creatures. Animal captivity for entertainment should end to let them go to their rightful home.
Zoo captivity is substandard and inadequate for animals. Zoo animals are deprived of their right as animals they are treated unjustly and unfairly.Animals should not be forced to kept in a cage away from their natural environment and be used as a form of entertainment to humans. The animals also suffer from stress and are driven insane by being trapped behind bars. The zoo is supposed to provide safety to these endangered animals but instead, these zoo animals are put at risk towards a variety of dangers such as vulnerability to diseases and starvation. Zoo cavity is harmful for animals, they are used for entertainment purposes.
Well over 181 million people visit zoos and aquariums each year. However, there have been recent reports that reveals that not all zoos and aquariums are the same. For example, Sea World has been under fire for the past several years for unethical practices of capturing and keep their orca whales ever since documentaries like Blackfish (2013) had come out. Zoos have been called out for their unsuitable exhibits for their animals. Even our own Oregon Zoo has been exposed for using concrete grounds for the elephant exhibits which causes extreme pain for the elephants are they weigh so much, stand on the concrete for many hours, and even getting foot disease leading to an early death. The ethical question it raises is, it ethical to keep wild animals in zoos for human viewing pleasure the expense of the animals well being? People have been putting animals in zoos since the ancient Greek times to profit off of humans wanting to view exotic animals. While some zoos have ethical practices in regards to the treatment and acquiring
As a kid, I had always looked forward to days at the zoo. I was, however, far more interested in the jungle-themed surroundings than the educational parts. I was told that zoos protected animals and took good care of them. Now I'm not too sure that's the truth. Animals like tigers, lions, and elephants are born to live and grow up in the wild. They aren't meant to live inside of a cage in a zoo. Not only that, but the animals' health isn't as good as you'd expect. Although lots time and money has been spent on zoos, animals are still suffering. Zoos are fun and exciting for kids and tourists, however, the animals aren't enjoying it as much as us.
Zoos where animals are fed well and looked after properly with nice surroundings should be encouraged throughout the world and in most zoos this is the standard they go by. Maybe if one zoo is suffering from abusive problems it does not mean that all zoos should be shut down. Even if these are the guidelines zoos follow animals are still stressed and suffering. They show this by displaying self-destructive behaviour. What is educational about watching an animal in its unnatural habitat, behaving in a way that it wouldn’t normally behave? In my opinion children would be better educated reading a book or watching a documentary of an animal behaving in a natural way, and if that means animals dying out then at least they died with their dignity intact.
At the San Francisco zoo in California a young girl was killed by a tiger who had escaped his low-quality enclosure; the tiger was shot dead on the spot. If wild animals were kept in the wild, deaths and injuries of people from zoo animals would never happen. Animals are taken out of their natural habitats to live unhappy lives in zoos. As a result of having animals in captivity, animals suffer from health problems, insufficient living spaces and conservation problems.
Animals get zoochosis because of these cages causing them to go crazy like Tilikum. 175 million people visit zoos each year. Zoos and Aquariums should be banned because people are entertained, but the animals are mistreated and may suffer mentally and physically.
While training the animals, theme parks and circuses may reward the animals but they also harm them in order for the animals to do tricks. The process of training animals this way has been around for a hundred or more years. There has been a long disagreement about whether holding wild animals captive(like in zoos or theme parks) is bad for the animals or if it’s a way of saving them. Using animals for entertainment and gaming constitutes animal cruelty, even if people don't realize it. Although some may argue that keeping animals in captivity is safe because they are in less danger. Keeping animals captive is cruel, because holding wild animals is dangerous for them and people and animals in captivity are most likely mistreated.
Animal captivity is a much discussed issue for both its benefits and detriments to the animals. Many people view animal captivity as a harm and believe that it should be stopped; however, what is not taken into account is its benefits. Animal captivity aids both animals and humans in multiples ways, but the majority of help animal captivity offers is through preservation of animal species, and education benefits that zoos and aquariums represent to man. The preservation of animals must continue so that generations to come can not only benefit from what the animals have to offer for the ecosystems they thrive in, but so that the human race can continue to further its understanding of nature for future use.
Animals should not be kept in captivity for any reason unless they have been harmed and need to receive treatment but they should be released as soon as they are healthy and capable of taking care of themselves again. The use of a captive animal for research, education, or entertainment is just wrong no creature deserves to have their life taken away for our benefit. Would you want to be captured and put in a tiny box or a fake little ecosystem, or abused and tortured because apparently that’s the only possible way to train an animal? How about just knowing that your real life is over and now all you get to do is put on a show for people? That is what we put these animals through for our entertainment we tear children away from their parents. In what way is that right? It’s just like kidnapping we put humans in jail for that but only when it’s another human. People act like just because they aren’t human that its ok and they lie to themselves telling themselves that its okay and that the animal will be taken care of, fed, and have a nice little “fake” forest or desert to live in. Just think of it as having a zoo full of humans, or stealing other humans to make profit or teach someone something new by doing something totally wrong and unethical.
Even though some zoos have an endangered species exhibit with the intention of protecting and rehabilitating animals, many do not do an adequate job of protecting the animals. Zoos have been harmful to the very animals they have sworn to protect. Animals in captivity often suffer from anxiety, boredom and other severe issue related to prolonged confinement. Most animals are unable to thrive in small enclosure with unnatural weather and climates. For example elephants are known to walk as far as 30 miles per day, but the association of Zoos and aquariums only require a space the measures $0 feet by 45 feet, which is about the size of a three car garage, to house these large animals. (peta.org) the drastic difference in the amount of space their allowed ...
Animal Abuse Can Never Be Justified Although zoos, aquariums, circuses, and other forms of live animal performances and captive facilities seem innocent, enjoyable, and fun, behind the scenes the animals that inhabit these facilities and are subjected to performances for entertainment are often exposed to both physical and verbal abuse, in turn degrading the places in which it occurs. Captive facilities have been around for a very long time. Incorporating a variety of animals into live shows and performances has also existed for quite some time. Captive facilities were designed in order to allow visitors to enjoy the company of many different types of animals they would not normally see on any other given day.
While it is true for the most part that animals are being well taken care of in zoos, animals are wild; therefore, they can take care of themselves in the wild. Also in the wild, animals live in packs and groups, so they can socialize with similar species. Once again, I am going to use the example of elephants from Last Chance for Animals to demonstrate. In the wild, elephants live in huge family packs, with as many as 100 members. They get very emotionally attached to these family members, and have even been seen crying when a family member has passed. In captivity, these animals only live with 2 or 3 other elephants at maximum. Often, they do not even get to properly bond because by the time they become acquainted zoos move animals around. Sadly sometimes, they even live alone (Last Chance for Animals). In my eyes, taking these animals away from their social groups equates to humans being forced to leave their friends and family and never seeing them
Zoos are an unsuitable environment for wild animals and should, therefore, be abolished. Firstly, zoo animals are kept in a very confined area compared to their vast natural habitat. Secondly, breeding programmes are far less successful than zoos claim. Thirdly, zoo animals are exposed to many diseases and other dangers. Zoo animals are usually kept in very cramped enclosures and do not behave like their wild counterparts.