The Pros And Cons Of Animal Captivity

There is much conjecture over whether captivity is good or bad for wild animals. Many people consider it will bring negative impacts for wild animal to live in captivity. Others believe wild animals should be taken captive for both environmental and physical. I faced this controversial essay topic and fell into much contemplation.

It's undeniable that most animal zoos or such organizations really have relevant knowledge, offer suitable environments and rescue animals from danger. It seems animals can live safely and freely in captivity. However, it is too hasty to say so, since they would lose the most essential characteristic, which is called feral behaviour. There is no any difference between a cat and a Chinese Tiger, if the tiger lost
Most of wild animals are hunt and maltreat in China, especially Asiatic Black Bear and Pere Davids's deer. After Black Bears are caught, people treat them cruelly and drew out their galls frequently. People cut Black Bear's belly to get the galls and kept their cuts open in order to get the galls easily and incessantly. Moreover, Pere Davids's deer, as a typical Asian deer, was native to marshlands in northeast of China and became extinct in the wild after its habitat was destroyed. Furthermore, after the documentary "Ke Ke Xi Li" was produced, millions of people stunned. Ke Ke Xi Li is a home to many rare species of animals, including Tibetan antelope, yak, wild donkey and so on. There were more than one million Tibetan Antelope in Ke Ke Xi Li before 1985; however, the price of their fine wool rose with demand for pashmina shawls. Poachers swarmed to the wilderness and the number of Tibetan Antelope was slashed to less that 20,000 in just a few years. In this case, keeping wild animal's feral behaviour and ecological balance seems so absurd or at least it becomes trivial compared with animal's life. Since it is hazard for wild animals live in the wild in China, it's wise for us to help them live in