Write An Argumentative Essay On Zoos
Modern zoos all over the world have been trying to shift their focus from pure profit and entertainment to things like conservation, science, education, and recreation, which can be ethically justified as long as they guarantee the welfare of their animals. They engage in research, preserve biodiversity (genetic and species) that may be threatened or at times even extinct in the wild, and they provide much needed funding for research and conservation projects across the world. Only a number of zoos worldwide are committed to enhancing the welfare of animals, acceptable standards and best practices but these are still under debate. The subject of capturing wild animals and putting them in cages, however, remains to be a hotly disputed topic
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The study authors urged zoos to stop citing a zoo-funded study which claimed an educational benefit from visits “as this conclusion is unwarranted and potentially misleading to consumers.” In 2010, a Government-commissioned study found that “Concerns remain, however, with regard to the lack of available evidence about the effectiveness” of conservation and education projects in zoos.
Eventually, people will view zoos as nothing more than a collection of sad and exploited animals. Such a lesson, learned in spite of the best interests of those animals, teaches disrespect for life and gives a very bad example about how we should treat these creatures that share our …show more content…
These animals are shown to zoo-goers for, more than anything else, revenue. Their main priority is profit, not animal welfare. Captive animals in zoos often suffer physically and mentally being enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can’t come close to matching the space, diversity, and freedom that animals have in their natural habitats. This deprivation causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also causes much suffering by splitting up families and disrupting social ecosystems. Captivity can make animals behave unnaturally. Some of these animals inflict harm on themselves and even some try to commit suicide. Majority of them die decades earlier than their wild
The study authors urged zoos to stop citing a zoo-funded study which claimed an educational benefit from visits “as this conclusion is unwarranted and potentially misleading to consumers.” In 2010, a Government-commissioned study found that “Concerns remain, however, with regard to the lack of available evidence about the effectiveness” of conservation and education projects in zoos.
Eventually, people will view zoos as nothing more than a collection of sad and exploited animals. Such a lesson, learned in spite of the best interests of those animals, teaches disrespect for life and gives a very bad example about how we should treat these creatures that share our …show more content…
These animals are shown to zoo-goers for, more than anything else, revenue. Their main priority is profit, not animal welfare. Captive animals in zoos often suffer physically and mentally being enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can’t come close to matching the space, diversity, and freedom that animals have in their natural habitats. This deprivation causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also causes much suffering by splitting up families and disrupting social ecosystems. Captivity can make animals behave unnaturally. Some of these animals inflict harm on themselves and even some try to commit suicide. Majority of them die decades earlier than their wild