a. Attention Getter: Anthony Douglas Williams once said, “Animals should not require our permission to live on earth. Animals were given the right to be here long before we arrived.”
b. Background: According to Wikipedia.com, a zoo is a facility in which wild animals are confined within enclosures displayed to the public for momentary gain and scienticfical and educational purposes. The first zoo was opened for scientific study in 1828 and to the public in 1857, in London called the zoological gardens.
c. Audience Relevance: Most animals in captivity become stressed, violent, and sick causing them to have shorter life spans.
d. Speaker Credibility: When I was in elementary school, I remember taking a field trip to the zoo looking at the elephant in his enclosure, just swinging his head. According to …show more content…
Main Point 3: Zoos and marine parks do not help endangered species.
a. Sub-point A: Most endangered species are breed in captivity and stay captive since they become dependent on their owners. If they were sent out into the wild they would have a low chance of being able to survive on their own.
b. Sub-point B: According to peta.org, babies bring in paying visitors to these amusement parks. In reality these babies are never going to be released into the wild. Conservation starts off in the wild.
Transition to Conclusion: Now that I discussed how zoos and marine parks are not beneficial toward animals, I will wrap things up.
V. Conclusion
a. Review Main Points: First, I talked about how animals should not be kept in captivity in zoos and marine parks, then how zoos and marine parks are not educational, and finally how zoos and marine parks do not help endangered species.
b. Restate Thesis: No animal should be treated like an object for the amusement of others.
c. Memorable Closer: Steve Irwin once said, “If we teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they