From the highest peaks of the mountains to the deepest places of the ocean, animals are scattered all across the face of the earth. They can range from as large as 100 feet or so small that they can barely be seen through a microscope. Millions of animals can be found in the coldest and hottest regions of the world. Animals are divine species with many purposes, whether they are roaming the wild, held in captivity, or domesticated. Across the nation more than 600 million people visit one of the 10,000 zoos a year. As educational as a zoo may be, the animals are deprived of many necessities, especially elephants. Elephants in captivity are denied of a proper family and socialization, an exceptional amount of space to roam, and they suffer a
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In the wild, elephants walk up to 40 miles per day in order to relieve additional pressure there massive size adds to their joints and bones (CITE LCA). In captivity, the space offered for the animals to roam is restricted causing the elephants suffer from irritated joints and bones. Often times, minimal exercise for elephants can result in death, or a life span shortened a quarter of a century on average (CITE LCA). As stated in an article by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), zoos are working to add a few extra square feet to the elephants exhibits, however, the additional square does not compete the magnitude of square miles they need (CITE PETA). Elephants in captivity experience many life threatening situations other than the lack of exercise that is crucial for their health. Psychology Today reports, “For every elephant born in a zoo, on average another two die. At that rate, the 288 elephants inside 78 U.S. zoos could be “demographically extinct” within the next 50 years” (CITE …show more content…
Naturally, elephants do not really have an enemy other than humans and they typically tend to be peaceful creatures. In the wild, elephants are able to graze and roam the land freely for endlessly hours based on their natural behavior. On the contrary, in captivity, elephants are “routinely beaten, shocked, abused, and chained for long periods of time” (CITE LCA). Captive animals undergo an immense amount of trauma, and according to Psychology Today, a Los Angeles Zoo judge concluded that elephants “aren’t happy or content”, and after the conclusion was drawn, zookeepers were ordered to routinely till the hard surfaces to prevent joint trauma and the use of disciplinary training tools was banned (CITE PSY). More than 100 million animals are killed each year for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical drug, food, and cosmetics testing in the United States alone (“Environment”). According to Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS), zoos all around the world participate in a practice called vivisection (“Cover”). Vivisection is “the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research” (“Cover”), including the practices completed by laboratories and pharmaceutical companies mentioned above (“Environment”). Animals have a purpose other than for research; however, people all over the world take
In the wild, elephants walk up to 40 miles per day in order to relieve additional pressure there massive size adds to their joints and bones (CITE LCA). In captivity, the space offered for the animals to roam is restricted causing the elephants suffer from irritated joints and bones. Often times, minimal exercise for elephants can result in death, or a life span shortened a quarter of a century on average (CITE LCA). As stated in an article by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), zoos are working to add a few extra square feet to the elephants exhibits, however, the additional square does not compete the magnitude of square miles they need (CITE PETA). Elephants in captivity experience many life threatening situations other than the lack of exercise that is crucial for their health. Psychology Today reports, “For every elephant born in a zoo, on average another two die. At that rate, the 288 elephants inside 78 U.S. zoos could be “demographically extinct” within the next 50 years” (CITE …show more content…
Naturally, elephants do not really have an enemy other than humans and they typically tend to be peaceful creatures. In the wild, elephants are able to graze and roam the land freely for endlessly hours based on their natural behavior. On the contrary, in captivity, elephants are “routinely beaten, shocked, abused, and chained for long periods of time” (CITE LCA). Captive animals undergo an immense amount of trauma, and according to Psychology Today, a Los Angeles Zoo judge concluded that elephants “aren’t happy or content”, and after the conclusion was drawn, zookeepers were ordered to routinely till the hard surfaces to prevent joint trauma and the use of disciplinary training tools was banned (CITE PSY). More than 100 million animals are killed each year for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical drug, food, and cosmetics testing in the United States alone (“Environment”). According to Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS), zoos all around the world participate in a practice called vivisection (“Cover”). Vivisection is “the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research” (“Cover”), including the practices completed by laboratories and pharmaceutical companies mentioned above (“Environment”). Animals have a purpose other than for research; however, people all over the world take