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Zoo’s aid in rehabbing wildlife and take Care of exotic pets that people no longer want or can no longer care for.

Animals Should not be in a zoo for visual enjoyment. At zoos you can view different species in fake habitats eating food that they didn’t have to hunt for. An array of different animals are either captured or born to amuse humans. Lions for instance are branded for being the king of the jungle with exceptional hunting capabilities. In the zoo, Lions are born and catere to the surroundings and lifestyle they are taught. An example being, if you take a Lion that has been living in the zoo and placed him with wild Lions in the jungle he would not survive. A Lion raised in Captivity, would not know how to hunt nor protect itself against dangers because he is used to having a delivered meal. Animals are trained to do humanistic things so they’re lifestyle’s are similar to that of a human. Cohen and Regan say (2001), “if all humans in America have rights then why shouldn’t all animals have rights the same?” An animal in the wild is sheltered by environmental laws as well as hunting and animal abuse, but an animal such as a Lion in the zoo are raised outside of the laws boundaries. The current animals rights given to us by our government do not relate to the beings in the zoo. If an animal in the zoo becomes disorderly they are sometimes beaten. Since the beginning of the traveling circus we’ve heard stories of animals turning on trainers and attacking them. This comes as no surprise seeing as they are wild beings. Animals have rights and belong in the wild to live and die as they have before humans started trying to domesticate them.

Small infant animals draw in guest and money, but the temptation to produce new baby an...

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... can adapt to our environment. The same should apply for animals right? This, in fact is a logical fallacy. When animals are raised and placed in an environment far away from their natural habitat they are captive prisoners. Animal rights are just as significant as human’s privileges and the Zoos and Circus’ are Prime examples of ignoring this fact.

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American Zoo and Aquarium Association. AZA Manual of Federal Wildlife Regulations. Vol 1: Protected Species. Vol 2 A & B: Laws and Regulations. 1994. Bethesda, MD: America Zoo and Aquarium Association.

Cohen, C., & Regan, T. The animal rights debate. 2001. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Rothbard, M. N. The “Rights” of animals. 2007. Article. New York Times

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