Even though exotic animals have been a part of our history for a long time, in my opinion society has changed along with our treatment of animals. As a western society, we have become more aware and concerned with animal welfare, and what would have been considered acceptable treated of animals a couple of hundred years ago, would now be considered inhumane. However because of the regulations place in the UK in 1981, the western world cannot control how other parts of the world act or judge what’s right and wrong, as a result, many animals are being mistreated in Zoos. For example, in Thailand they are over 500 private and public elephant Zoo. Unlike the elephant populations of India and Africa, 95% of Thailand 's elephants are tamed working elephants and so are under constant control and have no freedom. Likewise, only wild elephants have any legal protection in Thailand, leaving the vast majority of Thai elephants exposed to abuse and neglect by their
Even though exotic animals have been a part of our history for a long time, in my opinion society has changed along with our treatment of animals. As a western society, we have become more aware and concerned with animal welfare, and what would have been considered acceptable treated of animals a couple of hundred years ago, would now be considered inhumane. However because of the regulations place in the UK in 1981, the western world cannot control how other parts of the world act or judge what’s right and wrong, as a result, many animals are being mistreated in Zoos. For example, in Thailand they are over 500 private and public elephant Zoo. Unlike the elephant populations of India and Africa, 95% of Thailand 's elephants are tamed working elephants and so are under constant control and have no freedom. Likewise, only wild elephants have any legal protection in Thailand, leaving the vast majority of Thai elephants exposed to abuse and neglect by their