Have you ever wondered, is a zoo good or bad? Zoos have been a part of American culture for centuries. At first, a zoo could be seen as nothing more than a jail cell for animals, but today, zoos are being completely transformed. What used to be confined cages are now being revolutionized into acres of land for different species to reside in. The opponents of zoos feel that they are inhumane and harmful to animals. However, zoos are beneficial for several different reasons, including, animal conservation and captive breeding, scientific studies, healthcare, and education. In Source A states, how the death of Harambe has made many people turn from and become blind of the goodness that lies deep within the truth of a animal zoo.
“The spawning of so-called “roadside zoos”—an exploitative enterprise known for its systematic negligence and abuse of animals—are some of the most egregious cases-in-point.” stated Dr. Robin Ganzert. But many people still tend to ignore how ethical institutions enrich and ultimately protect the lives of animals, both in human care and in the wild. Our world is currently in the midst of the “Sixth Extinction,” a term coined by Elizabeth Kolbert in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name. Unlike the five preceding die-offs, which were precipitated by natural events. Such as those humans that killed off the dinosaurs; exterminating three-quarters of all species on the planet. Extinction is a main result of human activities destroying the wild spaces. So providing animals with a safe, sheltered area to live is protecting our special animals. Source C states, Animals have received a better life in a “restricted area” than in the wild.
For example, “White rhinos, for example, are now extinct in the wild, largely thanks to poachers who killed them for their valuable horns. Bonnin met Nabire – one of five white rhinos surviving in captivity.Nabire has since died and both Bonnin and the conservation scientists she met concluded science alone can’t clean up the mess created by human beings.” The World Animal Protection group has said Australia provides a leading example for the safe and humane treatment of animals in captivity. “I am a lifelong fan of good zoos and have visited dozens of zoos, safari parks and aquaria around the world. I also spent a number of years working as a volunteer keeper at two zoos in the U.K. and my own interests now span to the history of zoological collections and their design, architecture and research so it is probably fair to say I’m firmly in the pro-zoo camp” stated a knee of the World Animal Protection Group.
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But just as the fact that some police are corrupt and evil does not mean we should not have people to enforce the law, although bad zoos or exhibits exist does not mean they are not worthwhile institutes. It merely means we need to pay more attention to the bad and improve them or close them. Source D states, although zoos have not always been in the best area they are in now they have improved significantly in the last 4,000 or so years. Instead of closing zoos out and risking the life of a precious animal. We have gotten rid of the old steel-bar enclosures and cold cement cages. Most zoos these days use natural-looking barriers like moats or ditches to separate animals from people, and have mini-habitats that resemble the animals’ natural environment.Many zoos take in abandoned animals that wouldn’t otherwise have a home. For example, the Baltimore Zoo and the Detroit Zoo have taken in polar bears rescued from a traveling circus, and the Bronx Zoo took in an orphaned snow leopard from Pakistan in 2007.
The cub, Leo, now spends his time frolicking and chasing small animals that wander into his enclosure.Caring for wild animals is a easy “overnight job” to learn. Many zookeepers have had to learn how to provide activities to prevent boredom and mental deterioration. For example when you attend a zoo you will often see animals, such as chimps playing with toys or tigers ‘hunting’ for a meal. Zoos don’t just entertain, they also aim to educate. With a variety of programs and sights geared toward children and adults, zoos teach people about the needs and wants of animals and the importance of conservation. Source G states, for centuries people have flocked to zoos to see wild animals up close.
The first zoo was established in 1748 in Vienna, Austria, and is still entertaining people today adding another point for zoo pros, the procedure for acquiring animals has also changed. whereas zoos previously captured most of their specimens directly from the wild, they now get many animals through captive breeding programs and other zoos. some breeding programs also help to restore threatened species. After 10 years of working to strengthen the population numbers of the endangered California condor, a type of vulture, the Los Angeles and San Diego zoos were able to rebuild a population of fewer than two dozen birds to around 170 birds successful breeding programs brought the pere david’s deer back from extinction. though this Asian deer ceased to exist in the wild, Chinese and European zoo programs enabled four of the deer to be released back into the wild in 1985, where they’re now self-sustaining.
Source J educates about, investigating how animals cope with the environment may provide information on their mental and body stability and therefore on their welfare. Observing animal behaviour has been proved to be an efficient and non-invasive technique to assess the animal welfare, with the performance of a wide array of natural behaviours being one of the mostly used indicators of good mental and physical health. The knowledge of animal behaviour and the responses to the environment performed by each individual might provide useful information to fulfil the needs of the species as well as the individuals. The knowledge of animal behaviour and the responses to the environment performed by each individual might provide useful information to fulfil the needs of the species as well as the individuals. At the same time, the presence of abnormal behaviour might signal a compromised welfare and the incapability of the animal to cope with the environment.
Among captive birds, abnormal behaviours include species typical behaviours that are performed in excess or activities outside the normal behavioural pattern of the animals. Previous studies on giraffe and mute swan comparing the behaviour between captive and wild animals have been reporting differences in activity budgets between the two. This kind of knowledge is important to plan appropriate environmental enrichment program or enclosure design, to allow the regular performance of natural behaviour and to avoid undesirable behaviours Nowadays, animal welfare studies in zoo animals have been focusing on the presence of species-specific behaviour and the absence of abnormal behaviour such as stereotypies.
Source E, Damian Aspinall, who inherited a number of zoos from his father, recently wrote an article titled: ‘Zoos and wildlife parks are no way to treat an animal”. He presents A horrific story that occurred at Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire, which involves allegations of zoo workers abusing their positions of power and causing deliberate suffering to animals after two elephants were allegedly beaten with canes. Most people nowadays recognise that not all zoos are considered equal: there are both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ zoos. Many would agree that those pitiful animals in barren cages so often found at far eastern roadside zoos is a ‘bad place for animals. Insidious mistreatment of the kind that is alleged to have gone on at Twycross Zoo can be hard to detect by the lay visitor. A visitor of Twycoss Zoo states, “We walk along paths through well maintained grounds to a welcoming reception.
Everything appears clean and well kept. The seating is comfortable, the refreshments good and the general ambiance of the place is tasteful and nice. We see only well-fed creatures who appear to be adequately looked after. We go home happy, taken in by all the hype, and our trust in the benevolence of these commercial enterprises remains in tact.” But although it all seems well and under control. But even with unannounced inspections it is hard to uncover this kind of abuse. If inspections are missed altogether and legal standards are not complied with or enforced across the zoo industry, as published by this report, it makes it very hard to effectively protect animals in zoos.“The inadequacies for elephants in captivity will always be a source of disease and suffering for elephants.”
Source F states, in a zoo there is very real emotion, deep sadness. For example, keepers have made an effort with the artificial environments that support these animals, but not all animals have a trivial “eat, sleep, reproduce” vacuum of a brain, and that behaviour is a fairly accurate gauge of the mental state of a creature. There just isn’t enough space. While seeing caged gorillas has an impact on me, it is almost like watching caged people. They constantly undergo in research, preserve biodiversity. However, there is one thing that zoos provide that can’t be easily found elsewhere. Inspiration, and fascination, for kids. There are many children, lots of them, and their enthusiasm is infectious. A kid that can barely walk waddles past, I hear him demanding ‘Lions, I want to see the lions!’. “There is undeniable excitement, but is it worth the suffer to the the animals.”, states Jeremy Goss.
Source H states, there once was a zoo in Cumbria who’s licence where revoked as a result of nearly 500 animals dying there over a two-year period. “The animals always look miserable in captivity. If you don’t believe me, visit a farm park. It’s as likely as not that you will see a goat, pleading with its eyes to be euthanized. Romesh Ranganathan. David Attenborough’s Planet Earth shows you all the animals you could ask for in their natural habitat, while at a zoo they seem “dead” and miserable, but yet people still pay to see these innocent animals prisoned.
In Sources A,D,G,J the authors use positive and negative diction, logos and pathos to draw in the audience. In source A, the author uses the death of Hombre, the loving cute chimp who was attacked by a child and who attacked as self defense and remind people they have became blind of the goodness that lies deep within the truth of a animal zoo. He used guilt because many people still tend to ignore how ethical institutions enrich and ultimately protect the lives of animals, both in human care and in the wild. Our world is currently in the midst of the “Sixth Extinction,” a term coined by Elizabeth Kolbert in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name. Unlike the five preceding die-offs, which were precipitated by natural events.
Such as those humans that killed off the dinosaurs; exterminating three-quarters of all species on the planet. The author also uses educational facts to grabs the authors attention. He states, “Extinction is a main result of human activities destroying the wild spaces. So providing animals with a safe, sheltered area to live is protecting our special animals.” In Source D the author uses logos to engage with the significant improvement of zoos over the past 4,000 years. Although zoos started off rough so does everything else in life. Every organization has to start from the bottom and work their way up through trials and tribulations. Growth is the key to making about successful business/organization successful.
Over the years they have improved the appearance and environment for the animals. For example, they have gotten rid of all of the steel bar cages and turned them into a more natural barriers like moats or ditches to separate animals from people, and have mini-habitats that resemble the animals’ natural environment. The author also uses pathos to describe how zoos do not go and snatch animals from their wild habit and bring them to a zoo, but they also rescue endangered animals and raise and train them back to healthy conditions so they can survive along. Zookeeping is not a over night lesson it is a lifetime dedication to caring for every animal in need. With the hard work and determination, zoos teach people about the needs and wants of animals and the importance of wildlife.
I’m Source D the author uses positive diction to apply the effectiveness zoos have had on individuals and animals for centuries. He uses words such as valuable, education, effective, and strength to present that zoos are not only used for education or to stop extinction, but to help the endangered animals of the world. Every animal deserves a happy, loving life, and zoos today have began to take all precautions and procedures to ensure this, zoos previously captured most of their specimens directly from the wild, they now get many animals through captive breeding programs and other zoos,some breeding programs also help to restore threatened species. Through this process it ensure all animals coming into the zoo are in a healthy state of mind as well as physically able to interact with humans on a daily basis.
Zoos have became an attention seeking attraction for not only kids but adults as well. Children come from all over the world to their local zoo to learn and study the life and environment of different exotic animals. Zoos are truly a remarkable attraction to visit. In Source J the author uses logos by investigating how animals cope with the environment. They provide information on their mental and body stability and therefore on their welfare. Observing animal behaviour has been proved to be an efficient and non-invasive technique to assess the animal welfare. With the performance of a wide array of natural behaviours being one of the mostly used indicators of good mental and physical health.
The knowledge of animal behaviour and the responses to the environment performed by each individual might provide useful information to fulfil the needs of the species as well as the individuals. This kind of knowledge is important to plan appropriate environmental enrichment program or enclosure design, to allow the regular performance of natural behaviour and to avoid undesirable behaviours. Nowadays, animal welfare studies in zoo animals have been focusing on the presence of species-specific behaviour and the absence of abnormal behaviour such as stereotypies.
“Zoos have a huge role to play in education and protection of our vulnerable wildlife” stated Professor Tim Flannery, prominent environmentalist and Zoos SA Ambassador. In recent years the importance of zoos has been recognized, they are a valuable asset to our society because of the role they play in education and awareness for animals and the breeding programs that have been formed to fight possible extinction. Due to the high standards of animal care in well managed zoos, it can now be a satisfactory, comfortable and positive environment not just for us, but for animals too.
Humans have the responsibility of looking after our animals, in this constantly changing world, zoos play a key role in educating people and raising awareness for endangered animals. They successfully released Sumatran Orangutans back into the protected Bukit Tigapuluh National park in Sumatra, Indonesia, in November 2006, boosting orangutan numbers and adding to the park’s genetic diversity. Clearly, it is zoo breeding programs that are boosting species populations and giving animals a chance. Today we are highly educated in the need of animals in captivity and consequently. A well designed and managed zoo can provide a positive existence for animals. Animals need to have access to enrichment activities that allow them to express their natural behavior.
These enrichment activities or toys aim to encourage natural behaviours such as hunting, use of scent, and hiding food. Providing animal welfare by increasing exercise, satisfying ‘behavioural needs’, stimulating animals, and promoting visitor education so that visitors can gain a better understanding of their natural behaviours and interests. An example of enrichment provided to animals in captivity is the lions. Lions are given ostrich eggs or pumpkin seeds to spark their curiosity, fragrant herbs, and oils to excite the senses. Lions often have specially made toys such as: boomer balls, bungees, and animal scented feeders to encourage natural behaviours such as hunting and stalking their prey. Zoos were created on the basis of many reasons such as research making, education, conversation and recreation.
In general, zoos are seen as some sort of alternative to a natural environment for the animals. Some say that it is necessary to capture them in order to protect from poachers. Regarding all the efforts to kill animals for ivory, skins and medical aims, zoo is quite a safe place for them. In contrast to this, it is necessary to note that animals have their natural rights and once they are put into cages these rights are broken. It is known that there are zoos where workers treat animals very cruelly. Fortunately, day by day all the zoos become more and more improved and it wouldn’t be fair to close all the zoos because of the mistakes of some of them. Zoos have grown and improved tremendously over the years, and are here for the wellbeing of animals an education for people.
