National Wildlife Federation

Severe animal cruelty is a serious issue that is commonly thought to be an issue of the past – but is it really? Animal cruelty, even though it has decreased significantly over the past century, is still rampant. Through the use of hundreds of thousands of zoos around the world, those who have claimed to be stopping the capture and abuse of millions of animals have allowed it to go by unnoticed and even supported by the public. From premature death and bad health to unnatural habitats and the…

Zoos are controversial and there are had been many arguments whether they are beneficial or harmful. Many say zoos are harmful to animals and they affect them mentally and emotionally. Others think zoos are beneficial and do a great job in their efforts to conserve endangered animal populations. Clearly some zoos have issues with the care and treatment of their animals. Overall, zoos are harmful to animals. Zoos force animals to live in a small enclosure which can affect an animal badly. An…

Animal Captivity in Zoos Over the past couple of years there has been a controversial topic about zoos. According to Animal Facts, “Many individuals are against animals living in captivity and being “paraded” in front of people for monetary gain. Others believe, for many animals, captivity is the only way their species will survive extinction.” Some people are for captivity and some are against. There are many reasons why people don’t like animals in captivity. A lot of scientist say that…

As Dennet mentions in the text, deception is done so by animals in their nature to distract their predator away from their territories or families, and he provides the example of the ground-nesting bird luring away it’s predator by acting that it’s wing is broken (pg. 91). Dennet believes that as humans, we engage in “intentional” activities as it is habitual for not only us humans, but for animals as well. Referring back to the ground-nesting bird, Dennet also mentions that deception feels more…

Animals In Zoos Keeping animals in captivity is wrong. While zoos can be found in every big city in America and entertain millions of people each year the mistreatment, confinement, and unnatural living conditions of the wild animals far outweigh any benefits of zoos in America. One of the most widely discussed issues in America today is of animals in zoos. Animals in zoos are a big controversy because most animals are caged in small areas, mistreated, and dying. One major reason why it is…

In the film “blackfish” it talks about how whales and other sea wildlife are kept in cages about the size of the animal making it nearly impossible for them to swim around. Also making them do tricks for food and when failing to do so, starves all of them so the other animals turn and attack the other so it will do the…

“We need to ask ourselves: is it fair to make inherntly- wild animals preform unnatural behaviors- balance on balls, wear huamn clothes, jump out of water on comand… for our entertainment?” This was the question of Paula Fitzsimmons who is very passtionate about saving wild animals. She highlighted one of the serious issues that one hasn’t sat down and thought about. Although circuses have used animals for many years doesn’t mean the animals are treated like they should be. Initially, circuses…

The hippopotamuses captive environment is much different to its natural environment. In its captive environment it eats ,daily, 30 pounds of Timothy hay and one and a half gallons of grain. They also receive enrichment treats of apples, carrots and lettuce. In the hippopotamuses natural environment they eat short cropped patches of vegetation that are preferred to be easily chewed and they travel very far distances to do so; up to 6 miles. Hippopotamuses in the wild also sometimes very rarely…

Boycott Zoos According to www.care2.com many people believe that zoos should be shut down because the zoos cannot provide sufficient space. Animals suffer from Abnormal Repetitive Behaviors and surplus animals are killed or sold to other zoos or dealers. First, zoos cannot provide sufficient space for animals. No matter how big, pretty, or how many branches they place, it won’t compare to the animal’s natural habitat. Animals shouldn’t have a limit on how much space there is to roam. Studies…

Should Animals Be Taken Away? Taking wild animals away from their natural habitat is harmful to the animal. You shouldn’t take them because you never know how they will react to other animals of the same species, they might become aggressive or they might get along. All together it wouldn’t be a good choice. These reasons below are my thoughts on this argument. First things first, what do they do if they are hungry but they have to wait until a certain time of day to eat, how would you feel…