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Animals and Ethics: Should Animals be Granted Rights? Historically, humans have acted as the dominant species of the planet, as we possess moral and intellectual capacities beyond any other animal. Recently, however, this centuries-long tradition has been challenged by the views that animals are indeed capable of a reasonable sense of morality and intellectual abilities. As such, several groups have formed to advocate for the extension of basic moral rights to said nonhuman beings. Naturally,…

Zoos are often criticized for having improper requirements. But most zoos have natural habitats in them and They have a big domain. I believe that zoos are helping save animals lives. My first reason is that they live longer. It has been scientifically proven that most animals live longer in captivity. The average wild turkey vulture lives to be nine years old. The average turkey vulture in captivity lives to be 12 years old. That just proves that captivity is better for most animals. My…

It was an ordinary day, with my family going to the zoo. For me it was so interesting and beautiful how every animal acted in a certain type of way. I was with my little sister Grace, my parents, and my beautiful daughter Emily. We had so much fun that day. Feeling the nice hot sun, listening to different animal sounds specially the chirping of the birds. Everything was so amazing. Watching Emily's big hazel eyes in amazement was priceless. We were passing by the giraffe pen, and then we…

Zoos help endangered species so they can survive in the wild.I know when I go to the zoo I see really endangered species and without zoos we would have some of the animals we see today extinct.What I am saying is that zoos should not be closed because they are responsible for keeping these animals alive.Overall, the zoos are keeping animals from facing extinction and helping animals who are having a hard time in the wild. My first reason is that zoos are…

I. Introduction 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…

You’re in a zoo and you see animals and you think this question many times over and over again, “are zoos really good for animals”. People around the United States wonder if zoos are really good for animals and what they do to take care for animals. Many people believe that zoos are good for animals. For one thing zoos take care for animals.In the article Behind the Invisible bars it tells us that zoos give animals food and they also give them shelter.That proves that zoos takes care for…

Primates are very complex, fascinating and very interesting animals to observe and learn about mainly because they share certain behaviors and characteristics as humans. Humans over the years have taken a great interest in these animals because of that and one way to learn about these animals is going to a local zoo to see how these animals live, act and behave on a day to day basic and also give insight as to where humans get certain behavioral traits. On the 18th of February I had the…

Zoos can be very good for animals. They can help save a species from extinction, and then the animals can repopulate. The zoos can also help to maintain the genetic diversity of a species. We should have zoos, because they repopulate species that are close to extinction and they maintain the genetic diversity of the species while treating all the animals humanely. Zoos breed species that are endangered or on the brink of extinction. The animals that are bred in captivity hardly get released…

What’s Good About the Zoo? Why are animals in zoos? Do they actually help the animals? Why should they stay?When a species is going extinct, zoos help that. They then create a manmade structure for at least two animals to live in. They will breed the animals causing numbers of the species to rise. Although, there may be overpopulation and manmade structures, should stay in zoos because, they’re given a safe place to live, putting smiles of people's faces, and breeding extinct animals. When a…

Bruning F. Donald. “The Conservation Role of Captive Propagation in Zoos.” 10.2 (1987): 225-258. JSTOR. Web. 19 Apr. 2016. The point of this article is to explain the contrasting organizations that are involved with endangered animals, and zoos. The first part of the article is spent describing what the different organizations do to help. The second part of the article describes all of the differing endangered birds, and what zoos and people could be doing to save endangered animals. The author…