Woodland Park Zoo

Both of the articles that we read over the past few days had completely different opinions. The first article was about how most zoos lie about them being dedicated to wildlife conservation, public education, and animal welfare, and that zoos are only interested in personal financial gain. The second article, written by Hutchins, was about zoos improving the care that they give to the animals and that animals now have a much better life than that they would have had in the wild. Laidlaw’s…

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…

Have you ever got angry at someone? Well in the story The Veldt the parents get their kids a nursery. The nursery is like a TV. The kids spend all of their time in it. The nursery is coming to life and the kids treat the nursery like it was their parents. When the parents try to shut the nursery off the kids send lion from the nursery after them. Ray Bradbury in The Veldt focused on symbolism, revealing action, and the reader knows more than the reader to create suspense. The author uses…

Thus did the god Dionysus take revenge on one who had scoffed at his sacred rites. Though the story of Pentheus seemed to come to an end, the story of Pentheus and the people of Thebes had only just begun. When Dionysus had turned the image of Pentheus to a mountain lion, the creature had acquired the ability to grow; as Dionysus had once taught the people to grow the vine. From each limb Agave and the followers of Dionysus had wretched, grew a mountain lion. One for Pentheus’ torso, tail,…

we've all loved going to our local zoo as we watched the animals in their enclosures slowly move around somehow mesmerizing our small brains. And the more we grew up the more controversy we've heard surrounding these places. The thing is though zoos are ethical ways to present animals to the public because they can help animals repopulate, help reduce the number of endangered species and they also are a great way to educate the public. You may be wondering how zoos can be so great if they…

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…

I chose the Chaco Side-Neck Turtle as my subject because I saw a television segment on rare and endangered turtles. I recently just learned that these turtles are not pronounced endangered, yet. The status of these turtles is “vulnerable”. I, of course wanted to learn more about this turtle so I started doing some research. The Chaco side-Neck Tuttle species name is an “Acanthochelys Pallidipectoris”. This Tuttle is a small to medium freshwater turtle that can be located in northern Argentina,…

became a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison.” An eagle is a symbol of freedom and here we are caging it up and locking it away. Animal captivity should not be allowed because it is cruel and unfair to the animals. Just because people want to see the animal up close there are other ways you can view and learn about animals without keeping them trapped in a cage. For starters, zoos can not provide enough sufficient space for the animals to live in.…