To what extent is animal captivity immoral?
Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include, for example, farms, private homes, zoos and laboratories. Animals are shipped to and from different locations all over the world, and held in captivity for the rest of their lives for our viewing pleasure. We can ask: is this practice and business morally justifiable?
Global Perspective
America - In the U.S. the Department of Agriculture licenses 2,400 animal exhibitors As well as, thirteen states prohibit the private possession of at least large cats; wolves; bears; dangerous reptiles, such as alligators and crocodiles
China – China has no federal welfare laws. There are about 18 zoos in China. The Chinese government is …show more content…
Another thing to note is that animals suffer a lot during their time in captivity due to transportation. In texas, a warehouse, more than 27,000 animals had been subjected to
crowded living conditions, poor ventilation, and a lack of food, water, and basic care. More than 400 iguanas (half of whom died) had been left in shipping crates for about two weeks without food or water because of a canceled order.
China - Is the fastest-growing market for captive dolphins, whales, and other cetaceans. Between 2010 and 2015, China has seen the number of marine mammals held in captivity doubled to nearly 500. China’s seemingly growing demand for whales and dolphins is creating a 'dark' trade in the capture of wild marine mammals that conservationists fear threatens the survival of several
Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include, for example, farms, private homes, zoos and laboratories. Animals are shipped to and from different locations all over the world, and held in captivity for the rest of their lives for our viewing pleasure. We can ask: is this practice and business morally justifiable?
Global Perspective
America - In the U.S. the Department of Agriculture licenses 2,400 animal exhibitors As well as, thirteen states prohibit the private possession of at least large cats; wolves; bears; dangerous reptiles, such as alligators and crocodiles
China – China has no federal welfare laws. There are about 18 zoos in China. The Chinese government is …show more content…
Another thing to note is that animals suffer a lot during their time in captivity due to transportation. In texas, a warehouse, more than 27,000 animals had been subjected to
crowded living conditions, poor ventilation, and a lack of food, water, and basic care. More than 400 iguanas (half of whom died) had been left in shipping crates for about two weeks without food or water because of a canceled order.
China - Is the fastest-growing market for captive dolphins, whales, and other cetaceans. Between 2010 and 2015, China has seen the number of marine mammals held in captivity doubled to nearly 500. China’s seemingly growing demand for whales and dolphins is creating a 'dark' trade in the capture of wild marine mammals that conservationists fear threatens the survival of several