In most opinions, they believe zoos are unnecessary and cruel.
The following is what I found on the internet, both discussing the different sides.
Very Inhumane and Self Serving: Healthy animals shall be free to roam in the wild and not held in captivity for the benefit of the viewing public. One of the primary reasons zoos are in existence is because they generate revenue for local communities and support many people in the field of zoology. In very few cases shall animals be kept in a zoo.....When rehabilitating, caring for sick and injured animals, nursing young that lost mothers, managing endangered species, etc. All others shall be in the wild where they belong....Free of the anxiety typically displayed by pacing in their pens at zoos.
One Word: Extinction Without zoos, many of the species that are around today would have gone extinct by now. Selfish and ignorant acts done by impecunious corporate owners who only care about what is good for them destroy ecosystems and animal populations every single day. Horrible and idiotic acts done by humans have caused the need for animals to be kept in zoos so the species can still have a chance. If problems such as a growing world population and deforestation were not in play, zoos would not be as crucial to an animal's species fight against extinction as they are today. You can thank the corporate leaders we all look up to in today's world for the need of zoos.
It's pretty much Prison They're stuck in a cage all day. They don't get to hunt, mate, or anything natural. They're put into cages 100 times smaller than their natural habitat. Just because you want to see something cute or cool, doesn't mean it deserves this kind of horrific agony. They're forced to do what a trainer says on command. That's not a pet, they are wild animals. Anyone who has any compassion can see this.
When in zoos, the animals are not in their natural habitat Animals are taken from their natural habitats and put into caged places, with limited experience that animals in their natural habitat would obtain. They are enclosed in confined spaces that are not where they are supposed to be so we can gawk at them like we have never seen an animal before. The definition of inhumane is "without compassion for misery of suffering". I think that taking an animal from where they are supposed to be, their HOME, is not very compassionate. In zoos, animals don't learn about survival instincts. They get used to the presence of people and other animals. They don't learn how to hunt for their food. They don't get to exercise like they should. Zoos cannot replicate running around in open woods, fields, ectera. They don't have the survival skills that a normal animal in the wild would. Zoos uproot animals from their homes, and take them to cages so people can gawk at them. That is inhumane. Defiantly.
Zoos save animals Zoos save animals, pure and simple; there is, however, a distinct difference between a real zoo (Bronx, San Diego, DC), and low budget zoos in poorer countries and regions. Zoos are run by scientists an help give safe environments to potentially endangered species, even, in some cases, saving the species.
What do you guys think? Are zoos inhumane?
The following is what I found on the internet, both discussing the different sides.
Very Inhumane and Self Serving: Healthy animals shall be free to roam in the wild and not held in captivity for the benefit of the viewing public. One of the primary reasons zoos are in existence is because they generate revenue for local communities and support many people in the field of zoology. In very few cases shall animals be kept in a zoo.....When rehabilitating, caring for sick and injured animals, nursing young that lost mothers, managing endangered species, etc. All others shall be in the wild where they belong....Free of the anxiety typically displayed by pacing in their pens at zoos.
One Word: Extinction Without zoos, many of the species that are around today would have gone extinct by now. Selfish and ignorant acts done by impecunious corporate owners who only care about what is good for them destroy ecosystems and animal populations every single day. Horrible and idiotic acts done by humans have caused the need for animals to be kept in zoos so the species can still have a chance. If problems such as a growing world population and deforestation were not in play, zoos would not be as crucial to an animal's species fight against extinction as they are today. You can thank the corporate leaders we all look up to in today's world for the need of zoos.
It's pretty much Prison They're stuck in a cage all day. They don't get to hunt, mate, or anything natural. They're put into cages 100 times smaller than their natural habitat. Just because you want to see something cute or cool, doesn't mean it deserves this kind of horrific agony. They're forced to do what a trainer says on command. That's not a pet, they are wild animals. Anyone who has any compassion can see this.
When in zoos, the animals are not in their natural habitat Animals are taken from their natural habitats and put into caged places, with limited experience that animals in their natural habitat would obtain. They are enclosed in confined spaces that are not where they are supposed to be so we can gawk at them like we have never seen an animal before. The definition of inhumane is "without compassion for misery of suffering". I think that taking an animal from where they are supposed to be, their HOME, is not very compassionate. In zoos, animals don't learn about survival instincts. They get used to the presence of people and other animals. They don't learn how to hunt for their food. They don't get to exercise like they should. Zoos cannot replicate running around in open woods, fields, ectera. They don't have the survival skills that a normal animal in the wild would. Zoos uproot animals from their homes, and take them to cages so people can gawk at them. That is inhumane. Defiantly.
Zoos save animals Zoos save animals, pure and simple; there is, however, a distinct difference between a real zoo (Bronx, San Diego, DC), and low budget zoos in poorer countries and regions. Zoos are run by scientists an help give safe environments to potentially endangered species, even, in some cases, saving the species.
What do you guys think? Are zoos inhumane?
