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Cons Of Zoos Research Paper

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Zoos have been around for 4,000 years, for many years people have gone to zoos to see wild animals up close. What people do not know is animals don't have the best interest in being in a zoo. The article, "Zoos: The Historical Debate" from Globalanimal.org discusses some pros (positive sides) and cons (negative sides) of zoos. As well as how millions of people visit zoos around the world and how some argue that zoos are either places of education and conversation or unnecessary prisons. After reading the article a logical conclusion is zoos are detrimental to animals. For instance, in the text it states, "Zebras at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. starved to death because of insufficient or incorrect food, and the same zoo's red pandas died after eating rat poison." The zebras were not taken care of correctly which is supposed to be their number one priority. Another example is, "Although natural looking habitats are more attractive, people like David Hancocks, a zoo consultant and former zoo director, describe them as mere illusions. The animals' homes look prettier, but they really aren't any better then they were before. Indeed, many captive animals exhibit signs of severe distress: …show more content…

"Zoos have improved a lot in the last 4,000 years. These days, most zoos create friendlier environments for animals. ... Now, however, they get their animals through captive breeding programs and other zoos." This is an understandable concern, however, but this is not the case. Animals are not meant to be kept in captivity for human entertainment, animals are meant to be wild, the artificial surroundings in zoos an cause Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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