This year thousands of locals and tourists will flock to Zoo Atlanta in hopes of seeing animals that one can only see in the wild, or on T.V. A trip to the zoo is supposed to be about fun, entertainment, as well as learning experience. Zoo animals are big, exotic and beautiful; however according to Lee Keekok A Philosophy Tour a 2006 study has shown that animals are not in their native environments. Animals are pushed behind durable glass enclosures, enclosed behind fences, and often times lonely.
In 2010, a CAPS undercover investigator filed sick animals left untreated and dead animals to rot on floors at Tweddle Farm Zoo. CAPS had to take rabbits to a vet to have infections treated and after our expose local police confiscated a monkey who had been kept alone and given …show more content…
Capturing animals destroys their routines and their way of life. For example elephants travel long distance in the wild in large groups that's their way of living their life. When elephants are in a zoo, they can't travel long distances, in fact the amount they can move is barely named as a worthy travel. Moreover, animals that are confined to the zoo suffer from negative psychological effects due to the confinement. It doesn't really matter how good the facilities of the zoo are, or how much space the animal has for itself, it will still not be comparable in any way to the freedom they would have in the wild.
In the book, The Reality of Zoos by, Michelle Carr says, that regarding education in zoos, although they do provide a lot of it , most of us go to the zoo as a way to spend time and for recreational purposes, No one really goes visit the zoo with the same mentality people visit the museum with. Visitors actually don't care about the wellbeing of animals, and many of them actually abuse them by throwing them objects, teasing them, and yelling at
In 2010, a CAPS undercover investigator filed sick animals left untreated and dead animals to rot on floors at Tweddle Farm Zoo. CAPS had to take rabbits to a vet to have infections treated and after our expose local police confiscated a monkey who had been kept alone and given …show more content…
Capturing animals destroys their routines and their way of life. For example elephants travel long distance in the wild in large groups that's their way of living their life. When elephants are in a zoo, they can't travel long distances, in fact the amount they can move is barely named as a worthy travel. Moreover, animals that are confined to the zoo suffer from negative psychological effects due to the confinement. It doesn't really matter how good the facilities of the zoo are, or how much space the animal has for itself, it will still not be comparable in any way to the freedom they would have in the wild.
In the book, The Reality of Zoos by, Michelle Carr says, that regarding education in zoos, although they do provide a lot of it , most of us go to the zoo as a way to spend time and for recreational purposes, No one really goes visit the zoo with the same mentality people visit the museum with. Visitors actually don't care about the wellbeing of animals, and many of them actually abuse them by throwing them objects, teasing them, and yelling at