Persuasive Essay Zoos

Have you ever wanted to know if a zoo is healthy for animals? Animals need to be kept in zoos. Animals should be kept safe and not out in the wild where they can get hurt and sick. They will suffer and end up dying, but if animals stay at zoos they can get help and recover. Zoos help animals survive if they are sick, hurt, or just can't live on there own. According to the Saint Louis Zoo “About 41% of all amphibian species and 26% of all mammals are now threatened with extinction, and fully half of the world’s primates” (paragraph 1). If most of the animals in the world were in zoos we wouldn't have extinction for animals. When we go to the zoo and look at the animals some people will say that it is a terrible environment, but if they really put a lot of thought into it some people will understand how good zoos are to these animals.

The female animals in the wild would most likely die because of the animals that could eat or hurt them. The babies that are just born and learning how to do things on their own have a higher chance of getting eaten in the wild. Zoos keep female and baby animals stay alive if they get hurt or are sick. The new baby hippo named Fiona would have been at a high risk of dying if she was in the wild. But zookeepers are keeping her safe and healthy. The Saint Louis Zoo states, “Saint Louis Zoo has been doing a mother/infant bonding study with antelope and other hoofed animals at Red Rocks for 14 years.”(paragraph 2). These zoos really care about the animals and they keep the people that care about helping the animals. The animals love being in the