Controversy About Zoos

There are many controversies when it comes to the topic of the Zoo. The question to ask is if zoos are good or bad for the animals? And reading on in this essay with the main point you will be able to decide for your own will. Discuses in the rest of this essay will be the living conditions of animals, if they’re able to have families, how they are treated, and if they are able to reproduce. These animals suffered with poor health because they had a natural food diet that they’re weren’t used to. According to S. Mary P. Benbow, “Unsuitable feeding practices of captive animals’ still continue”, which is sad because people who don’t know about this goes to the zoo not knowing what goes on behind closed doors. “In 1992, Masha, an elephant in the Moscow Circus, died after being fed a diet of vegetables, meat, red wine, sugar, and a brew of vodka”, said Benbow in her article. An example of these captive animals and the way they live are the Elephants, the ones that are captive at zoos, require special attention to their feet. Even now, foot care is an important factor in zoos. Sadly, even though elephant keepers try their best to maintain their feet clean, elephants still continue to have feet problems. Surprisingly,
This was taken away from them once they were put in captivity. In the article Death and Dying at the Zoo, by S. Mary P. Benbow, zoos strongly promote their contributions to conservation and education, the public continues to visit zoos to view animals as a source of recreation. Animals that are captive and put into zoos are more likely to get diseases that aren’t normally found in the wild like tuberculosis. They’re also most likely to get hurt; they get attacked by people visiting the zoo, they can get poisoned by materials, and they can also get hurt while trying to escape where they’re captive