Prospect Park Zoo

where they seem to be calmly enjoying the ride. While we are enjoying almost every convenience, the people of the South Sudan are wondering if they will receive the food the NGOs send them. In the United States, we will only ever see an elephant in a zoo, in Botswana they are as many elephant as there are people, they can hardly keep the population under…

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…

In scenario 4, there are two pictures with one horse in each. The pictures tell different stories about these horses. The first horse is a horse used in dressage competitions, which is an English discipline, and the second horse is used in circus scenarios. These horses have many similarities and differences comparing their animal rights and five freedoms. First comparing the animal rights of these two horses. First, the horse on the left is used in dressage competitions, which a competition…

they are treated. Zoos and circus’ all have animals that are treated alike, or some might be worse. Both of the industries have the animals stuck in cages, barely fed enough, and unable to have the social life they are meant to have. There are some differences in zoos and circus’ for example; in the circus industry, elephants are chained up for, “12-23 hours per day when not performing”(Lossa, 134), but rarely ever are they chained up in zoos. Everyone has different opinions on zoos and…

having to live based on someone else’s schedule. Well that is zoo animals feel every single day. Animal captivity has been around for hundreds of years. Animals were held as creatures of worship and used for gladiatorial contests. It wasn’t until the 1800s that public zoos became more common. As they became more common the focus on educational purposes became less and the animals began being treated abusively and being mishandled. Zoos should be shut down. First, there is little money put into…

Ban the Bullhook, written by Huffington Post is an article spreading awareness on an important protection measure for elephants. Recently the California Senate has had a tremendous amount of feedback regarding this issue that pertains to elephants currently being held in captive. The bullhook is used frequently to inflict pain on elephants in attempts to control them using nothing but fear. The bullhook, also referred to as the “guide” that looks like a long thin pole with a point out of the top…

This year thousands of locals and tourists will flock to Zoo Atlanta in hopes of seeing animals that one can only see in the wild, or on T.V. A trip to the zoo is supposed to be about fun, entertainment, as well as learning experience. Zoo animals are big, exotic and beautiful; however according to Lee Keekok A Philosophy Tour a 2006 study has shown that animals are not in their native environments. Animals are pushed behind durable glass enclosures, enclosed behind fences, and often times…

People have learned to love the black-and-white marine icon that has been rehabilitated from a fearsome killer to the cuddly water panda they’ve become. Groc’s article, “Orca Encounters”, sparked my interest and led me to question just how humane our social and cultural traditions have become. Once killed by fishermen and believed to be a dangerous creature, the orca has grown to become the most viewed performer at SeaWorld shows. Being the largest predator held in captivity, researchers have…

Zoos exist for one main reason, conservation, but does locking animals up actually help a species survive? When zoos keep animals captive, they often become depressed, not successful in conservation and exposed to harsh habitat conditions. Animals experience unfair and cruel lives while humans use the excuse of protection to keep them captive.Therefore, I take the position that keeping animals captive is a cruel thing. Animals in captivity are often depressed, lonely, and aggressive due to human…

“He was put on display in the store, between the kittens and the sheepdogs”. I know lions belong in the wild not in a pet store. The lion was in the city long time he was sold three times. I know this because in the text it says “He’d been born in a zoo in England. Two of his sisters had been sold to a circus, and he had been sold to a London department store called Harrods. Now in November 1969,…