Argumentative Analysis

Zoos have been around for a very long time, does that make them an old tradition or something wrong that is past its time and is no longer welcome in our more modern civilized society? There are many advocators that want to keep zoos around and others that say zoos are inhumane and wish to abolish them. Personally I agree with both sides in some perspectives. For one I think that zoos are an important part of culture and that should stay to educate future people about the importance of preserving the wonderful animals of the earth. On the other hand I feel that animals dont like being caged up in zoos and would rather be free than put there for the amusement of onlookers.

If zoos are doing a good job at caring for and looking after the animals
When I say that they should be locked up I mean that they should be put in a jail, not caged and shackled like writer Derrick Jensen suggests in his article Thought to exist in the wild: Awakening from the nightmare of zoos. I believe that animals as multi celled organisms have feeling just like humans do. They can feel the happiness of running in an open field, the satisfaction of a good meal, the thrill of the chase and kill, the loneliness of being locked in a cage by themselves and the humiliation of strange bipedal furless creatures staring and laughing at them through the bars of their confines. I believe that all animals should be given the same living right as humans have to be able to be free and make their own choices rather than being taken against your will and be forced to live in an enclosed area. When animals breed in the zoo and they bear offspring the offspring can not be taught properly by their parents or know what its like to find their own food or how to survive in general. Also some zoos think that theyre doing something good by releasing or re-releasing animals into the wild and only a couple options could come from this. Either the animal remembers how to survive and regains its instincts or it doesnt and quickly gets killed or dies off as the weakest
If zoos are doing a great job at catering to the animals wants and needs than it should stay, but if it isnt I feel that the animals should be released or sent to a zoo that knows what its doing and the owners put in jail for animal abuse. We all have to also consider the animals feelings, whether you believe that they exist or that their feelings are just primal instincts. Please take time to think out your opinion before you stick to it, you never know, it may be one that you find yourself contradicting yourself about in the