Human zoo

people visit zoos each year. That more than major league baseball, football, hockey and basketball, combined. People enjoy visiting zoos immensely, so why should we take that enjoyable and cherishable experience away? No where can a person go to one place and see such a variety of animals, unless you travel to somewhere such as Africa. An African Safari does not guarantee that you will be surrounded by all animals that are kept at zoos. Do a city zoos foster amusement and education for humans or…

In the Cincinnati zoo a little boy with the age of three fell into the enclosure of the 17-year-old gorilla. Some argue that the Grillo was trying to save the child, while other argue that the gorilla was actually harming him. The gorilla, named Harambe, had to grabbed the child and dragged him across the moat. Many filmed as this was happening. In the exhibit the gorilla was an endangered lowland gorilla. There are many arguments as to what happened but the hulking ape was shot down regardless…

Around the world animals are held against their free will. They are tortured and deprived of having a life in the wild that is natural for them. Even though zoos, aquariums, and other animal holding facilities are seen as safe havens that provide protection for animals from predators, global warming, deforestation, and extinction, they are still not suitable dwelling places for them. Being raised naturally in the wild as opposed to in captivity provides animals with many benefits such as low…

captive measures including zoos (Louis P. Cain and Dennis A. Meritt Jr.). Therefore, the survival of the animals will rely solely on the ability of the zoos to provide the care the endangered animals need to repopulate. But these conservation efforts will not work unless the enclosure of these animals are able to meet their needs. In a study done by G. B. Hubbard, R. E. Schmidt and K. C. Fletcher, neoplastic disease was evaluated in acquirements from the San Antonio Zoo during a 10-year period.…

though they don’t believe in religion. I think it’s okay how he believes in three religions. Pi’s family own a zoo in India and he believes that there could be a relationship between humans and animals. His parents think he’s acting crazy and believe that humans and animals…

What is the meaning of Freedom? Can one ever be completely free? The true definition of freedom becomes a question early in the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, when Pi argues and refutes the claims relating to the cruelty and restrictiveness of a zoo enclosure. Pi claims that an animal is no more confined in its mobility by a physical cage, than, by its survival instincts in which profoundly restrict an animal’s freedom. According to Dictionary.com, freedom is “the state of being free or at…

Harambe, a 440 lb western lowland gorilla occupying a small pen in the Cincinnati zoo. Many gazed at his magnificence and maybe one day wanting to share the moment that brings a smile to your face with their future family; sadly there is one big reason why that will never happen, this big reason is summed up into one big, scary word. Violence. Many people loved Harambe and wanted people to know it. There are numerous rhymes, songs, and sayings expressing people’s love and miss for the beloved…

The Lincoln Park Zoo has many conservation projects in-situ and ex-situ. One of their extensive programs is the Serengeti Health Initiative (SHI). This initiative was started in 2003 has a lot of facets that involve preservation, benefiting the local people, wildlife surveillance, design and evaluation of vaccination programs, and research on the relationships and interactions between wild animals, domestic animals, and humans. The location that they focus on is Serengeti, Tanzania. The reason…

There are 471 giraffes in the U.S. but only 95 zoos that have giraffes. There are not enough zoos for so many giraffes. I think that we should either construct bigger cages, more zoos, giraffe sanctuaries, or send some giraffes back to the savanna in Africa. Did you know that giraffes live for about 25-30 years? Giraffes are big animals and need space. Having too many giraffes in a small enclosed space is harmful to their development. The possibility for the animals to roam over miles of…

wondered what happens to animals in zoos, aquariums, and circuses after closing hour? People spend hundreds of dollars coming to these facilities with their families as a “fun” trip. People of the world are contributing to these animals facilities without even knowing what really happens to these animals behind closed doors. Animals are just being treated as props and not as living animals, and it is about time people realize this and make a change. I believe all zoos, aquariums, and circuses…