Zoo

Everybody’s been to the zoo; they’ve either enjoyed a dolphin show, or fed the penguins. Zoos have been a part of American culture for centuries. At first, a zoo could be seen as nothing more than a jail cell for animals, but today, zoos are being completely transformed. What used to be confined cages are now being revolutionized into acres of land for different species to reside in. The opponents of zoos feel that they are inhumane and harmful to animals. However, zoos are beneficial for several

Every year almost 175 million people visit a zoo, yet the mistreatment of animals in zoos goes almost completely unnoticed. This mistreatment is constantly swept under the rug by issues that society deems more relevant or impact us more. For example, issues like climate change receive more attention. However, this mistreatment is relevant and is constantly impacting society. These animals that are left malnourished, fatigued, and constantly fighting bacterial infections, are important. Every time

180 million Americans visit zoos in the United States each year. However, an incident in 2016 at the Cincinnati Zoo, where a three year old boy fell into the exhibit of a 440 pound gorilla named Harambe, sparked a controversy in America. Americans have been questioning and debating whether these institutions are actually beneficial to the animals and if it’s really ethical to keep animals like Harambe in captivity. Not all zoos have the money to provide what wild animals need. Considering both the

misconceptions about animals” developed and led to the rapid growth of the modern zoo.. Modern zoos enhanced local pride of host cities by sponsoring extravagant social events that benefited the city. Philadelphia established the first American Zoological Park in the year 1874, with the Cincinnati Zoo opening just one year later. Situated in the city park, the Philadelphia Zoo amongst other early zoos, served as a model for many zoos that were established in nineteenth century America. The renowned Smithsonian

Zoos, are they harmless fun or are they a prison for animals. A dead wallaby was left to rot by staff at Tweddle Farm Zoo for two weeks and the zoo refused to carry out a post mortem to establish why the animal died. Animals suffer in zoos because they are trained to perform tricks, any surplus animals are killed, and zoos can’t provide sufficient space. Animals are trained to perform tricks. Some training of elephants has been done using electric rods. A group called Captive Animals Protection

Are zoos actually doing us any good? By enclosing animals are we making them more endangered than before? Can we put an end to it? Zoos today are both a benefit and a hindrance to the animal society. By providing them with health care and food, we could be taking away their instincts as a wild animal. Although zoos can be beneficial, we should limit zoo activity because, zoos can change the behavior of an animal, breeding issues may occur, and the animals may not be able to return to the wild. We

The majority of the people in the US have visited a zoo and seen the many creatures within the walls. But is this right to do? To capture animals, injured or not from their natural habitat and confine them to small limited area to which they begin to lose their natural instincts? An article written by Alison Benjamin and Toby Moses named “Should Zoos be Banned?” goes into detail about their opinions on zoosa and whether or not zoos should stay or be banned. Their article argues both point, the pros

Zoos are Going for the Boo When zoos claim to show ‘’natural animal behavior’’ the zoos actually are not showing natural behavior because the animals have nowhere else to go then what they are enclosed to. If the animal is not acting like they would in the wild, they have been in an enclosed area for too long and are most likely to not be used to what happens in the wild. Even though zoos can help with building up a population of an animal, animals should be put in a large fenced in area in the

Within the prison walls of every zoo sit tortured souls with empty eyes and broken spirits. Zoo animals don't only experience boredom, discomfort and depression, they also experience death, or loss of a friend or family member. This is called zoochosis a condition when animals tend to either hurt themselves out of boredom or stress. The worst part is, zoos make people pay to watch all of this. Picture this, you're walking down the streets of san francisco, with your friends and family, when suddenly

Since the time that the first zoo was created, all that people wanted to see was how animals lived. They were gifted to Kings and Queens and Emperors as presents for celebrations. While that might have been the reasoning then, it is not the case now. Wild animals are captured and trained to preform tricks at the hand of their trainers. Now, since the Animal Rights movement, animals have gotten better care and better habitats. Animals have been looked upon as a source of entertainment and a way to