Zoo, you Ruined my Life!
Can you imagine living your whole life in a tiny cage, not being able to play with your friends or walk around? You’re separated from your family, all alone in an unfamiliar place. Almost everyday, a loud crowd of humans surround you, taking pictures and staring at you. Do you think that’s fun? No! Well, that’s life for many poor animals in zoos. Many oppose captivity in zoos, because the animals have a tremendous chance of going crazy, zoos aren’t educational as they claim to be, and zoos are dangerous for animals.
A condition called zoochosis is found in some animals. It is when a animal goes crazy and they hurt themselves from boredom. For example, big cats will pace back and forth. Elephants sway, and bob their heads. Giraffes bends their necks, and twist them. This is because usually, bears are around for about 18 hours per day, elephants can walk or run 30 miles, and tigers wander miles to hunt down their prey. This can result in a very unhealthy body, and they will weaken, meaning that they catch diseases easily. As a personal experience, whenever I go to …show more content…
Plus, the ones that actually are endangered will probably never be released into the wild. Also, zoos generally side with the big animals while overlooking the small animals. So, if zoos actually wanted to help animals survive, they would be conserving their habitats, not keeping them in prisons. Additionally, zoos tell us that they’re educational because we “learn about animals.” Instead, all they teach us is that it’s OK to keep animals imprisoned. Most visitors are only at each cage for about 3 minutes, and all the signs outside only talk about the species, natural habitat, and diet. This is because if they talk about their normal life, visitors will suspect that the zoos are being cruel, which in reality, they actually are being
Can you imagine living your whole life in a tiny cage, not being able to play with your friends or walk around? You’re separated from your family, all alone in an unfamiliar place. Almost everyday, a loud crowd of humans surround you, taking pictures and staring at you. Do you think that’s fun? No! Well, that’s life for many poor animals in zoos. Many oppose captivity in zoos, because the animals have a tremendous chance of going crazy, zoos aren’t educational as they claim to be, and zoos are dangerous for animals.
A condition called zoochosis is found in some animals. It is when a animal goes crazy and they hurt themselves from boredom. For example, big cats will pace back and forth. Elephants sway, and bob their heads. Giraffes bends their necks, and twist them. This is because usually, bears are around for about 18 hours per day, elephants can walk or run 30 miles, and tigers wander miles to hunt down their prey. This can result in a very unhealthy body, and they will weaken, meaning that they catch diseases easily. As a personal experience, whenever I go to …show more content…
Plus, the ones that actually are endangered will probably never be released into the wild. Also, zoos generally side with the big animals while overlooking the small animals. So, if zoos actually wanted to help animals survive, they would be conserving their habitats, not keeping them in prisons. Additionally, zoos tell us that they’re educational because we “learn about animals.” Instead, all they teach us is that it’s OK to keep animals imprisoned. Most visitors are only at each cage for about 3 minutes, and all the signs outside only talk about the species, natural habitat, and diet. This is because if they talk about their normal life, visitors will suspect that the zoos are being cruel, which in reality, they actually are being