Animal Captivity

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Animals shouldn't be kept in captivity because animal captivity is animals all around and across the world are being mistreated and/or killed and that means that the animals are in danger of being endangered. Animal slavery is when animals are enslaved so humans can use them for zoos, shows, pets and resources. Animal Bullying is when animals (the bully) are physically attacking other animals (the victim.) I will prove and convince everyone that animal captivity is wrong, and you will then understand that animal captivity is cruel and inhumane.

Animals are mistreated every day. First of all animals are forced to perform stunts in shows and to just sit and stare at humans in zoos. What’s even crueler is that they get punished when they do a stunt wrong. Some punishments are being starved so the animals aren't given any food or the animals get beaten if their trainer is violent. Most of the punishments are only just excuses to starve or beat the animal. An example of a foolish punishment; in the movie Black Fish a whale was demanded to do a stunt where the whale waves at the audience while swimming around the pool. The whale did the stunt perfectly, but the whale did it for too long. He was punished and was not given more food. The whale never got rewarded, but what bothers me is that, food is a reward for the whale in the show. That’s not the only way animals get mistreated. Animals are treated just like slaves. Animals are captured, forced to do work, used for resources, beaten and sold to others. That’s exactly what happened to the slaves. So why are we treating them like slaves. Didn't we learn our lesson about slaves with the history? I guess we just think we are above animals because we are smart. But the average human is ...

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...captivated creatures are going through every day. They are being punished, enslaved and bullied and those are only some of the ways they are mistreated. Although animals are different we are still classified as them so why treat them differently. What if this was happening to you, wouldn't you want any help? One day if the animals will rise and rule the world they will seek revenge for the horrible things humans have done, and that would be the end of humanity. Also if we run out of animals which is like our main food source we would run out of food, and we all can’t just become vegetarians and soon all the plants will disappear since everyone is using them. Then this situation will start all over again but this time with plants. So it’s time for us to rise and raise our voices for those who can’t so that animals can get saved before it’s too late. Save the animals.

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