A diversity of animal species from leopards and eagles to lizards have been captured and kept in zoos across the globe for centuries. This practice is sometimes considered to be one that violates animal rights and causes these animals to lose their instincts. Despite these drawbacks, zoos are still beneficial, as they provide humans with a great place to learn about animals, and endangered animals with a great shelter.
Zoos, according to some, are valueless. There is a common belief that the act of caging an animal is already an infringement of animal rights. The matter can be even worse when some caged animals are bullied, mistreated and exploited when they are forced to perform in shows aimed at attracting visitors. Zoologists may also argue that these creatures may lose their natural instincts during the course of being captive, and they can be as a result incapable of returning to the wild in the future. A tiger, for example, may lose its hunting nature when it is fed on a daily basis.
However, there is compelling evidence that zoological gardens are invaluable not only for humans but also for the animals themselves. For young children and biology students, these venues can provide a resourceful learning environment, where both an understanding of and love for nature may easily evolve as physical contact with animals is possible. As a result, even the faunae from the furthest habitats such as penguins from the South Pole can be learnt about and appreciated. In addition to this, zoos have long offered to thousands of endangered species a home where they could thrive and breed their offspring. This has proved crucial as over-hunting, deforestation and climate change have threatened to destroy the natural habitats of some wild animals.
In conclusion, zoos are places where people learn about and develop their love for animals and where endangered species are nurtured and protected. These advantages outweigh the disadvantages, such as the chance that animals are exploited and bullied, or the possibility that they gradually lose their instincts. All these disadvantages can be lessened if more is invested in zoos to turn them into a better living space for animals.
A diversity of
animal
species from leopards and eagles to lizards have
been captured
and
kept
in zoos across the globe for centuries. This practice is
sometimes
considered to be one that violates
animal
rights and causes these
animals
to
lose
their instincts. Despite these drawbacks, zoos are
still
beneficial, as they provide humans with a great place to learn about
animals
, and endangered
animals
with a great shelter.
Zoos, according to
some
, are valueless. There is a common belief that the act of caging an
animal
is already an infringement of
animal
rights. The matter can be even worse when
some
caged
animals
are bullied
, mistreated and exploited when they
are forced
to perform in
shows
aimed at attracting visitors. Zoologists may
also
argue that these creatures may
lose
their natural instincts during the course of being captive, and they can be
as a result
incapable of returning to the wild in the future. A tiger,
for example
, may
lose
its hunting nature when it
is fed
on a daily basis.
However
, there is compelling evidence that zoological gardens are invaluable not
only
for humans
but
also
for the
animals
themselves. For young children and biology students, these venues can provide a resourceful learning environment, where both an understanding of and
love
for nature may
easily
evolve as physical contact with
animals
is possible.
As a result
, even the
faunae
from the furthest habitats such as penguins from the South Pole can be
learnt
about and appreciated.
In addition
to this, zoos have long offered to thousands of endangered species a home where they could thrive and breed their offspring. This has proved crucial as over-hunting, deforestation and climate
change
have threatened to
destroy
the natural habitats of
some
wild animals.
In conclusion
, zoos are places where
people
learn about and develop their
love
for
animals
and where endangered species
are nurtured
and protected. These advantages outweigh the disadvantages, such as the chance that
animals
are exploited
and bullied, or the possibility that they
gradually
lose
their instincts. All these disadvantages can
be lessened
if more
is invested
in zoos to turn them into a better living space for
animals
.