All around the world, there are thousands of animals in the wild, they are enjoying their natural environment where animals do not need to be kept in a cage and let people interfere their habitat. According to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, there are over 10,000 zoos worldwide. Which millions of animals are stuck in the cage where they cannot run in the wild like all animals suppose to be. This is why I strongly oppose keeping animals in the zoo and make zoos illegal. In regards to this reason, I will be stating different conditions of different zoos, and how animals are treated in there, moreover, I will be discussing how can we give animals a help and showing examples that support my arguments.
In the zoos around the world, thousands of animals are taken from the
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And 70% of elephants in European zoos were taken from the wild. This evidence justifies that animals which were taken from the wild were not fairly treated as they should be staying in the wild just like other animals instead of getting transported to the zoo because they have the rights to choose how they live their lives.
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Biologists from Oxford University reported that polar bears, lions, tigers, cheetahs and other wideranging carnivores do so poorly in captivity that zoos should either drastically improve their conditions or stop keeping them altogether. This example demonstrates that animals are kept in a captivity that does not have enough space for them run around like they can in the wild and the space the zoo gave them is simply not enough. This can lead back to my argument explaining why animals should not be kept in zoo as they cannot provide the nature that that wild can provide for them.
Moreover, captive animals are deprived of everything that is natural and important to them, and as a result, they become bored and lonely and many even suffer from a condition called “zoochosis.” If you have ever witnessed a captive animal rock and sway back and