Zoophobia is an “irrational fear” of some animal according to the Dictionary.com.
People are afraid of some animals for no reason. Some information from “healthtopia.com” it cites that people have Zoophobia because of their past experiences. Kids go to the zoo all the time to have fun and to learn about animals, but they can not learn if they are afraid of them. However, for these people who have Zoophobia, should not fear because there is a cure for it.
For example, in the passage “Life doesn’t Frighten me” in the passage it says that “bad dogs barking loud big ghosts in a cloud life doesn’t frighten me at all.” The information from “life doesn’t frighten me” is not really similar to Zoophobia, but in lines 4-6 it says that “bad dogs barking loud big ghosts in a cloud life doesn’t frighten me at all.” This is an good example for the opposite of zoophobia.
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According to “healthtopia.com”, it says if the symptoms have been persistently for over a time period of six months, that person has might need to consult with a doctor. This involves doing daily chores with pets and animals that includes your behavior should be a good treatment for the cause. Also, zoophobia can be treated with psychotherapies and medicines under the consultation of a mental health professional. Those people who have zoophobia should try these best two choices. Zoophobia doesn’t only effect on a child it can effect to adults too. According to “healthtopia.com”, it said that zoophobia can effect to a child and to an adult too. The only difference is that adults realize that the fear is irrational except children. Although they both sometimes have panic attacks with physical signs such as sweating, trouble in breathing, trembling, nausea or vomiting, abdominal uneasiness, racing heartbeat, dizziness or fainting. This might seem confusing but it what it usually is between a child and an
...downfall a zoologist could ever fear is if they ever have to be far away from someone close or a family member for a long time, causing them to experience emotional and psychological distress.
Zoo’s still remain as important part of any community and to the hearts of young children every year. It is estimated that more people annually visit zoos than enter all U.S. national Parks and that approximately and that 35% of people who attend zoos are adults.
There are three kinds of phobias: simple phobia, social phobia, and panic attacks. Simple phobias, also called specific phobias, are fears of a specific thing, such as spiders or being in a closed place. Most simple phobias develop during childhood and eventually disappear. Specific phobia is a marked fear of a specific object or situation. It is a category for any phobias other than agoraphobia and social phobia. The categories of specific phobias are 1. situational phobias such as: fear of elevators, airplanes, enclosed places, public transportation, tunnels, or bridges; 2. fear of the natural environment such as: storms, water, or heights; 3. animal phobias such as: fear of dogs, snakes, insects, or mice; 4. blood-injection-injury phobia such as: fear of seeing blood or an injury, or of receiving an injection. (Wood 520).
In fact, zoos take all necessary precautions to make sure that the animals and the attendees are all safe in the captivity of the zoo. As a matter of fact, trainers always have experience in the field that they will be working in so that no one, including themselves, gets hurt. The enclosures are very well protected and sealed to make sure that no animals escape and no humans get inside to be hurt by the animals or to hurt the animal. Of course, there are also security cameras to make sure that all humans are safe where they are and no one in the near future will be hurt. In addition,
Zoochosis is the psychological problem associated with animals that are kept in confined places. Animals that are kept in zoos show signs of extreme depression and never get the chance to live their way of life. For many people around the world, zoos represent an opportunity to experience animals that most have never seen before, but sadly the experience for animals is terrible because they suffer physically and emotionally which takes away their chance at a fair life. Although zoos have helped animals in a variety of ways, they have also affected the lives of many animals. Within zoos there is a numerous amount of cruelty that strip the animals of a fair chance at life.
My first reason is that zoos take care of the sick or injured animals. According to the toledo zoo they provide space by modifying the animals habitats. Zoos are trying to help the animals by providing enough space for the animals. This evidence shows that the care about the animals and want them to have the best. The zoos are
Having a specific phobia towards the natural environment may sound unrealistic but it is indeed much more common than people believe. A natural environment phobia is fear of one or more of the following: heights, storms, or water. About 75% of people with this specific phobia averse more than one of the fears listed (DSM- APA). However, there is a difference between being fearful of something and it being a personal phobia of an individual. If it is a phobia it will last more than six months. Anything shorter than six months is then dismissed as a temporary fear. In children, this anxiety will be expressed by crying, temper tantrums, freezing or clinging on to their caregiver (DSM-APA). This can also be seen in sever phobias in adults but rarely does the adult have a temper tantrum, rather, a more developed emotional response is provoked. Typically, the amount of anxiety or fear that is actually observed during a phobic episode is entirely inordinate to the actual threat that a specific phobia may have (DSM-A...
John was a victim of a prank conducted by his fellow classmates, where they placed the class gerbil in John's lunchbox moments before lunch break. Upon opening his lunchbox, John reacted intensely in discovering the gerbil and having his finger bitten; while the gerbil attempted to escape. The classmates laughed in amusement; but John was sent home early, because he could not calm done his anxiety. In the following days, the wariness he felt for animals had developed into a phobia. John could not visit his aunt's house, because she had a cat; and he would immediately walk the other direction if he heard a dog bark (Newby 198). In John's case, his phobia was invoked by an unexpected event which lead to the fear of all fury animals. People with phobias are greatly misunderstood, and most have yet to build the courage to face their known, irrational fears; consequently, phobias have a significant impact on their development of personalities and lifestyles. The source of phobias are still being evaluated and debated, while new methods of treatment are progressively reducing and controlling the anxiety of phobics.
Many animal rights activist argue that animals should be allowed to live their lives in the wild instead of captivity. That we as humans have no right to neither alter the fate of other species nor use them for our personal benefits. PETA who is well known for their animal rights view argue that “Captive animals are deprived of everything that is natural and important to them and as a result, they become bored and lonely and many even suffer from a condition called zoochosis.” (PETA 1) Zoochosis is a condition in which the animal wonders back and forth usually in the same position for hours on end. This condition is only seen in the zoos as a result of the animal’s captivity. As a result zoos provide these animals with Prozac, which is a mood-altering drug to help prevent public atte...
Animals couldn't locate the regular living zone in zoo. They are not near environment. (Lillian Radulova for Daily Mail Australia,
Should Zoos be banned is a huge topic on which millions of people have been debating on all over the world. The reason why I choose to work on this issue is because I personally feel that keeping animals in Zoos isn’t a bad idea as they provide shelter, food and Hygienic conditions for the animals to live in. Especially for the young ones, like the Turtles who leave their babies in a pond before the break out of their shell to protect them from being eaten up. However, in this process they don’t realise that their young ones would have to face the water water all by themselves if they aren’t able to make it back to get them in time. However, if these animals are kept in the Zoo, they would be safe from having to be alert 24/7 of their surroundings in order to stay safe and secure. Also, if I look at the Singapore Zoos where animals are kept mostly in the open and among the same kinds of species including water animals such as dolphins, and with an environment that is just like the one that they have in the actual habitat, I would still say that keeping animals in Zoos is not a bad idea if, all the Zoos around the world are changed into a similar one such as the Singapore Zoo. Another thing is that the Zoo is a first hand source of education as we can, ourselves go and see them at the Zoo.
Most zoos do not or can not meet humane standards, even if they pass AZA (1Association of Zoos and Aquariums) inspections. Habitats need to be created that allow the animal to function normally, daily. They must be provided with appropriate diets and climate controlled environments. Like in Sweden has passed laws that all habitats must be large enough for each species and that no animal is to be only housed indoors. They have to have time outdoors as well.
Although there are four forms of zoonosis, two of them are much more spread out and available for contraction. The first one is viral, since transmission through air is much more rapid and fast. Zoonotic viral infection can become a real problem if well established in the area and even worse if adapted for human to human transmission. That being said, it might become an endemic problem in some regions or populations if not treated. And if not properly controlled it might turn into a pandemic situation spreading throughout the whole country and nearby counties or even worldwide. The second one is bacteria, which does not spread as rapidly as viral but still have a significant impact on the animal and human populations. It can cause foodborne and waterborne contaminations.
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.
However, educational benefits zoos provide are minimal because animals are in their unnatural environment and behave differently. In his book Wild Animals in Captivity, Rob Laidlaw describes how animal behavior at zoos is completely different from behavior in natural environments. Small spaces and boredom leads to frustration and repetitive actions, such as a monkey rocking back and forth continuously. Laidlaw writes, “At many of the zoos I visit, I see animals doing things their species never do in the wild” (Laidlaw 9). Therefore, what an individual observes at the zoo is untrue to the animal’s natural behavior and the educational experience is false. Moreover, there would be more of an educational benefit from watching documentaries about animals in the wild or reading books on how certain species behave and interact. Even though zoos provide up close interaction with animals, they lack the ability to educate visitors on how animals truly behave. Additionally in a study that further undermines the educational value of zoos, Eric Jenson’s “Evaluating Children 's Conservation Biology Learning at the Zoo” examines the before and after effects surrounding children’s (ages 7-15) knowledge of animals and conservation. He found that the standard unguided zoo experience resulted in negative understanding of animals and their habitats. Only when children were lead by a guide where they more likely to