In the article "If the zoos didn 't exist, we wouldn 't invent them," the author Camille Labchuck argues that keeping the animals in the zoo is unethical. Labchuck supports this view by pointing out the deprivation that the animals are getting. She supports her claim by noting that the animals are not having the chance to choose their foods, their sleeping place, they are being stripped of their natural lives. The author also points out the limited space that the zoos have. She explains that the zoo spaces are limiting the animal needs. Labchuck uses Elephants as an example, she said that these animals are naturally born to walk distances. As an example Labchuck uses Lucy, a lone elephant at the zoo, the author stated the fact that this