Zoos remain popular places for people to visit for entertainment and to learn about wild animals. Although some people are of the opinion that zoos can provide a sanctuary for endangered animals and so should be kept open, I believe that the cruelty that animals suffer outweighs this benefit, and that they should be shut down.
These days, animals are under threat from humans in many ways, seen for example in the way that their habitats are being destroyed through the cutting down of rain forests, or through poaching. Following on from this, the argument is that zoos can protect some of these animals that are under threat. The reason is that they are in a safe environment managed by trained staff who can ensure the animals are looked after and can produce offspring. There are examples of successes in this respect, such as with Pandas, which have been endangered for many years but have been protected.
However, there are more convincing arguments for why zoos should be shut down. Firstly, even though some species are under threat, there are lots of animals which do not fall into this category and who are there just for the entertainment of visitors. While it may be fun and educational to see them, animals are not meant to be caged, and their distress can often be seen in the way many of them pace back and forwards all day. Not only this, if the prime reason of zoos is to protect animals, this could be done in other environments such as wild life parks where the animals have more freedom.
In conclusion, animals should be protected but this does not have to be in zoos. Zoos are cruel to animals, not similar enough to their natural habitat, and they should be closed down
Zoos remain popular places for
people
to visit for entertainment and to learn about wild
animals
. Although
some
people
are of the opinion that zoos can provide a sanctuary for endangered
animals
and
so
should be
kept
open, I believe that the cruelty that
animals
suffer outweighs this benefit, and that they should
be shut
down.
These days,
animals
are under threat from humans in
many
ways,
seen
for example
in the way that their habitats are being
destroyed
through the cutting down of rain forests, or through poaching. Following on from this, the argument is that zoos can protect
some
of these
animals
that are under threat. The reason is that they are in a safe environment managed by trained staff who can ensure the
animals
are looked
after and can produce offspring. There are examples of successes in this respect, such as with Pandas, which have
been endangered
for
many
years
but
have
been protected
.
However
, there are more convincing arguments for why zoos should
be shut
down.
Firstly
,
even though
some
species are under threat, there are lots of
animals
which do not fall into this category and who are there
just
for the entertainment of visitors. While it may be fun and educational to
see
them,
animals
are not meant to
be caged
, and their distress can
often
be
seen
in the way
many
of them pace back and forwards all day. Not
only
this, if the prime reason of zoos is to protect
animals
, this could
be done
in other environments such as wild life parks where the
animals
have more freedom.
In conclusion
,
animals
should
be protected
but
this does not
have to
be in zoos. Zoos are cruel to
animals
, not similar
enough
to their natural habitat, and they should
be closed
down