Persuasive Essay About Zoos

Many enjoy watching cute and beautiful critters with their children, but would a day at the zoo be as pleasant if we were aware of the abuse, depression, and neglect? With the death of nearly 500 of one zoos captives, penguins dying in a dirty tank without their necessary water, and a two year old giraffe killed and dissected in front of children to feed to the lions, when will we ask ourselves; what will it take to close zoos?

Firstly, animals are neglected. They are often forced into unhealthy habits, malnourished, not properly groomed, starved, and just not well taken care of. Two newly acquired hornbill birds at the national zoo were kept in an indoor shack for seven months because their exhibit yard wasn't ready. Only after complaints

Marius, a 18 month old giraffe was killed and dissected by the Copenhagen Zoo in front of children and fed to lions as it was considered useless for breeding.The death of Marius should be a wake up call for anyone who still believes the illusion that zoos serve any purpose beyond using animals as profit. Giraffes rarely die of old age in captivity, and had Marius not been killed, he would have lived out his short life in a exhibit, stranded in a cold climate, thousands of miles away from his true home. Documents submitted by Dublin Zoo to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) as part of its licence application show that 13.4 percent of its animal population died in 2015, including a significant number of critically endangered species that are extinct or nearly extinct in the wild. This loss including three scimitar-horned oryxes, a species of antelope that has been extinct in the wild for almost 20 years and a pair of Rothschild giraffes, which are one of the rarest species of giraffe, with only an estimated 1,500 left in the wild, as well as many other animals. Overall there are many deaths at many zoos while animals may even favor death rather than being trapped in confined

Would you also enjoy being constantly watched, mistreated, and thousands of miles away from your true home? These are some of the many hardships animals face so it is no surprise that a large number of animals at zoos are depressed. It was reported that the Humboldt penguins at Scarborough Sea Life Sanctuary have been prescribed antidepressants because they are so unhappy. Staff at the centre admitted that the penguins have not adapted to the rainy British climate, which is drastically different from their natural environment on the coast of South America. As a result, the birds are visibly suffering. “After the first week out the birds were just a bit subdued, but after over a month now, they are thoroughly fed-up and miserable”, a staff member said. Many animals in zoos develop neurotic and self-harming behavior. Primates may throw feces and eat their own vomit. Some birds pluck out their own feathers. Elephants often sway back and forth. Tigers pace incessantly, and polar bears are often seen swimming endless figure-eights. Aquatic animals suffer too. A study conducted by the Captive Animals’ Protection Society discovered that 90 percent of public aquariums studied had animals who showed neurotic behavior. Animals in zoos are caged for life and deprived of the opportunity to develop and fulfill their range of their interests and needs. Animals suffer in zoos. Zoos do not teach children about the natural