Persuasive Essay Zoos

Ned the Asian elephant was born at an accredited zoo, but later confiscated from an abusive circus trainer and finally sent to a sanctuary. Animals in imprisonment experience repetitive behavior because of stress, a condition known as zoochosis. Zoos teach us that it's ok to interfere with animals and keep them locked in tiny areas. Animals are confined in unnaturally small tight spaces. Aquatic animals do not have enough water, and birds are prevented from flying away by having their wings clipped together. Did God plan His creation to be intruded, and nature to be mistreated like this? Zoos should be abolished because they harm animals, zoos don't educate us, and they are prisons for animals.

Zoos aren't as safe as you might think and are very harmful to

According to animals rights activist, Lisa Soldavini, animals should not be kept in zoos because zoos mistreat the animals. She also says that many people wrongly believe that the animals are happy and have enough space. For example, elephants in captivity typically live half as long as those in wildlife preserves. (www.curiosity.com) Between 3000 and 5000 healthy zoo animals are killed in Europe every year according to BBC. This is only considering zoo animals in Europe not taking into account zoo animals in the whole world. Just imagine how many zoo animals would die each year worldwide! Put yourself in their shoes, waking up every day trapped in a cage for the rest of your life until you die and can't escape. The average zoo elephant's lifespan is 20 years less than in the wild. That's like having 20 years fewer years in your own life, imagine that! Although it is sad that thousands of zoo animals die each year, zoos continue to prove that they are unsafe. Many animals living in zoos suffer zoochosis. Zoochosis is a term used to describe the stereotypical behavior of animals in captivity. This behavior is