Response To Dr. Robin Ganzert's Zoos Are Not Prisons

This analysis is in response to The Shorthorn editor’s request for me to assess Dr. Robin Ganzert’s “Zoos Are Not Prisons”. They Improve the Lives of Animals” and recommend that this article should be republicated. This analysis is directed towards the editor. I think it is particularly important for the editor to publish Ganzert’s article because it could help potential readers understand the benefits of zoos and motivate them to donate to zoos and support their practices openly; the UTA community and the reputation of Shorthorn will be greatly benefited by this article due to its directness and how the author illustrates his well-rounded information. After careful review and consideration, the article “Zoos Are Not Prisons” was published.

The author’s purpose of the article was to explain how zoos do not harm animals, which can also be seen in the title of the article. The audience of The Shorthorn consists of their opinion editor who will be assessing my analysis of the ethos, pathos, and logos appeals to the chosen article. Ganzert’s main claim is that “zoos exist to facilitate and promote the conservation of animals”, her reasons, which are that zoos protect animals from extinctions, preserve genetic biodiversity, and finally they reintroduce critically endangered or extinct species into the wild. If it is true, that zoos protect animals from extinction, then zoos exist to facilitate and promote the conservation of animals. If it is true, that zoos preserve genetic biodiversity, then zoos exist to facilitate and promote the conservation of animals. If it is true, that zoos reintroduce critically endangered or extinct species into the wild, then zoos exist to facilitate and promote the conservation of

He is the CEO of the American Humane Association. Her title and qualifications give the reader a sense of assurance, knowing that the information they are reading is credible and comes from a source that can be trusted. Another example where the author tried to come across as credible was when she referred to what the American Humane Association was launching, showing her audience that since she was the CEO, the information about what her association is launching is credible information. The author successfully comes across as well-intentioned with her ethos of getting a Ph.D. D is not an easy thing to do, neither is becoming the CEO of a national association; therefore readers know that the author has spent a considerable amount of time developing her qualifications and they can be assured of the credibility of the author’s work. Overall, the author does a respectable job of proving her trustworthiness in her work. I think the minds of The Shorthorn audience will be swayed and cause them to rethink the bad reputation that zoos currently hold, despite the fact that the audience might not have much to say in what is implemented in the zoo industry, they can play a role by visiting and patronizing zoos more often than