Persuasive Essay On Zoos

Dating back to 3500 B.C, zoo were first discovered in egypt for people's entertainment (“History of Zoos”). Zoos were thought to be a great way to not only entertain children but also help them learn more about how to animals live. But not until recently, the issue has been whether zoos actually do teach children about how the animals live or is it just a way to keep them busy so their parents don't have to deal with them. To most people zoos are essential to learning and they help keep animal attacks to a minimum. However, what people don’t understand is how miserable the animals really are and how they are often treated. Animals are often kept in smaller cages than what they are used to and are sometimes taken out of the wild and brought to zoos to be displayed for people. Captivity in animals are detrimental to animals because animals are often harmed and do not receive proper attention.

Many people travel just to see the baby animals but what they don’t know is what happens to the other animals to make room for the babies. “Baby animals bring visitors through the gates. But little ones quickly outgrow their ticket-selling appeal. There’s never enough space for all the adult animals” (“Zoos' Dirty Little Secret”). When new and cute animals come to the zoo people instantly rush to see the animals but in order to make room for the new animals the older animals are forced to move to an onsite warehouse where they will spend the rest of their lives. The main issue is that the animals are not receiving the proper care needed to survive and are often