Some people believe that animals in the zoo are being treated badly and that they shouldn’t be kept captive.I agree with that because no animal should be treated unfairly and dragged around to please others. Statistic shows that 1,920 cases were reported for animal abuse in zoos. People that work in the zoos don’t realise the harm they are causing to the animals they only care for the money they are getting from torturing the animals. Animals in the zoo are being treated badly and kept captive but some people believe that animals should not be treated that way.
Zoos first start by getting their animals. They are many ways they get their animals.For example, zoos breed their animals or they get them from other zoos.Little baby animals are the one that cause the main attraction but when the babies grow up they don’t attract the same number of people, so zoos sell them off in order to make more room for younger animals. It states that “ The unwanted adult animals are sometimes sold to “game” farms where hunters pay to kill them; some are killed for their meat and/or hides. Other “surplus” animals may be sold to smaller, more poorly run zoos or, worse,to laboratories for experiments.” That is saying that …show more content…
Animals in zoos are caged for life and deprived of the opportunity to develop and fulfill their interest and needs. The animals lose control of their lives and environment they live in. It states that “Social animals are often forced to live in the misery of solitary confinement.Animal who would prefer to live alone are often forced to into close contact with others. Some animals are confined next to their predators, and some are held in crammed, barren environment where they are constantly bullied by cagemates.” Animals in the zoos should not be held captive and not be able to live freely. They should be able to move around without having to worry if there is enough