Persuasive Essay On Zoos

Many people go to the zoo for special occasions such as Birthday parties, field trips, and just to see the beautiful animals that nature has given us. But why don’t we treat them as if they exist like humans, with respect and a beautiful home for a beautiful creature? My question exactly.

For as long as wild animals are held captive they should be treated with respect for living in their natural habitat, for providing insightful knowledge about their species, and to ensure through laws that all zoos ensure to have accredits.

Although many people claim that Zoos exist for our learning experience and that we couldn’t experience it in the wild, and I agree with that but what people don’t know is that animals aren't as happy as they used to

Are zoos not hiring adequate people trained for the job anymore? Zoo officials don’t even know their species and America is to blame.

We need to treat it as if it was the wild and make it as close as possible to their home so they can relax and just enjoy life and not have to worry about living in a locked up cage or thrown into something they don’t want to go into. Zoos claim to care about their animals but how do we know that they are telling the truth? Here it says The Humboldt penguins at Scarborough Sea Life Centre have been prescribed antidepressants since they’re so unhappy. This is just one of the many facts that our zoos imply that they aren’t telling the truth.

But looking at these results is not as stunning as it used to be. In the U.S., out of the 1,800-2,000 licensed exhibitors of wild animals (which includes biomedical research institutions, breeding facilities, small exhibitors, travelling shows, educational programs using live animals, zoos and aquariums), about 175 are accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), equivalent to less than 10 percent of all