Benefits of zoos Essay

Animals have been kept in captivity for entertainment reasons and money. The captivity of large animals in zoos and aquariums is cruel and immoral because the natural instincts and behaviors of the animals have been corrupted and the treatment of the animals has turned to abuse; animals are now seen as entertainers, not wild beings. The captivity of animals began when a healthy two-year-old elephant calf left the fields of Ethiopia by the hands of snatchers. P.T. Barnum purchased the…

continues to put elephants in danger ("Research Paper - Elephant Poaching," n.d.). Not only are the poachers destroying the population, but elephants have a very low birth rate and a high infant mortality rate. Of the 141 births recorded by European zoos in between 1902 and 1996, 37% died in the first year, 48% were stillborn and 27% were killed by their mothers (Rees, 2003, p. 20). Another reason the elephant species are having a hard time keeping up their population numbers is the fact that…

Ota Benga In 1906 society deemed a twenty-year-old man so nonessential, that he was kept in a cage with the monkeys at a zoo. His name was Ota Benga. The Biography, Spectacle, by Pamela Newkirk tells the story of this Congolese man taken from his home to be exhibited at the St. Louis World Fair, from there he was moved to the Bronx Zoo whom placed him under brutal conditions in their primate house. After his own protests and those of the community, Ota Benga is freed, but his mind is still…

usually only think of zoos and circuses. However, animals in entertainment is so much more than just looking at animals in cages and in the circus ring. Animals in entertainment accounts for any act that uses animals- for performance, acting, killing, or fighting- for the purpose of human enjoyment (Dragotta). This includes bullfighting, hunting, and any movies that feature…

Unit One – Diversity of Living Things How and why might some species benefit from human intervention? Steven Morrell Mr. Roberts SBI3U 3 October 2014 Table of Contents Page 1………………………………………………………………...…Introduction Page 1…………………………………………………………Endangered Species Page 2…………………………………………………………Endangered Species Page 2………………………………………………………….Captive Breading Page 3………………………………………………………….Captive Breading Page 4……………………………………………….Wild Life Population Control Page 5.........................…

that people have been trying to solve for a few decades. Not many solutions have been found so far. Abandonment of animals can lead to more problems than just overpopulation, such as disease, injury, and loss of livestock and crops. Shelters and zoos neglect animals as much as pet owners by abandoning older animals on roadsides, not meeting their needs and care standards, and overcrowding them. Animals are abandoned everyday for multiple reasons. "It is impossible to determine how many…

taking notice on how zoos affected an animal's life and well-being. Different studies have shown that animals in zoos can suffer physically, mentally and emotionally (Laidlaw 169). When an animal is put into a new environment suddenly, they can be prone to have new behaviors. They would be scared because they would no longer be comfortable in their home. Across North America new exhibits have been popping up in zoos. One that’s been showing up recently is polar bear exhibits. The zoos have been…

superb applicant for this trip. As a child I grew up in the marvelous sun flower state, Kansas, there I attended a very mundane school that never took field trips with educational purposes. Every year, we would take the same trip to the Sedgwick County Zoo; only to see the same animals annually! First the Zebras, then the lions, now the monkeys! It’s like déjà vu…

Who knows about the Zoo Keeping room on the first floor by the pottery class? Everyone believes that the Zoo room is a fine room; that it needs more animals, but the only concern is, is that the room has dangers to it, and is not safe at all. I have a proposal of what we need and can possibly do to make this room safer and more efficient. Current Situation • Safety o Evacuation Plan  When I asked fellow classmates about our evacuation plan for the animals; I was told how we are to just grab and…

Wildlife trafficking needs to be criminalized in all countries, not merely regulated, so that smugglers understand that the risks out way the benefits and so that everyone knows about it and is less willing to allow it to happen. Wildlife trafficking has serious effects on the environment, our economy, and…