Persuasive Essay Zoos

Zoos seem to be a common argument in the modern day world from a source of entertainment to serious matters. Zoos are a great place for study and can be amusing to people of all different ages. However, these zoological areas can also carry assistance to not only humans, but to the animals as well.

There are creatures in the wild that are currently being hunted down. Many poachers slaughter these creatures for money or simply for the reason of entertainment. Furthermore, the animals could have no homes due to their’s being torn apart by new cities, buildings or towns. Through these events or similar ones, there are approximately (according to the list Species of animals from WWF) 46 animals facing endangerment. However, there are zoos that have breeding programs that keep animals from becoming extinct, like the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Association of Zoo and Aquarium Species Survival Plan Program. Species of animals that have been endangered but are no longer on the Endangered Species list due to these programs include animals like the black-footed ferret, red wolves, the Arabian Oryx,

Though there are many people who state that zoos do not have a positive climate for the creatures and some that provide little space, this is not necessarily true. According to the article Two Views of the Zoos, in 1972, the San Diego Zoo opened, posing a new idea for the public: this zoo did not trap animals in confined cages, but rather gave large stretches of land for the animals to explore in, or around 100 acres of land. Furthermore, there are other zoos that also provide large amounts of land for the animals. These zoos include the London Zoo with 36 acres of land, Bronx Zoo with 256 acres, The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa with 210 acres, The Moscow Zoo with 53 acres, The Columbus Zoo with 82 acres, The Toronto Zoo with 710 acres, and so