What are some reasons against keeping animals in zoos?

Answer 1

Animals should not be kept in zoos because most people go to the zoo purely for their entertainment and truly I think that animals were not created for our entertainment. We shouldn't put animals lower than us. Which means that in my point of view animals should be allowed to enjoy their habitat, live with there family freely, instead of living in a zoo trapped behind bars, living with whatever other animals the keepers want in the same enclosure. Without a pack or pride, and not allowed to breed, sounds like a nightmare to me. Imagine yourself trapped behind bars and people come to see you for their own amusement, and entertainment. You are not in your original habitat, and you lack the support of your family and friends, also the food you eat is a type of food you don't normally eat. If you don't like it well too bad, you have to eat it or you will die of hunger. So, this might be how animals feel living in zoos and we need to be understanding, and considerate of their circumstances.

Animals are born wild, they should live and die wild . It is also wrong because the animals don't get to behave naturally, like hunting their prey, breeding, and social activities such as packs and prides. All of these things would help them adjust to the captivity in a more healthy manner.

Answer 2

They begin to lose their instincts after too much time in captivity.

• they don't get to socialize with others of their type
• they get lonely
• they go insane
• they try to kill their keepers and "trainers"
• zoos are like jails for animals
• they don't know their mother
• humans aren't experts on other animals' diets

Some would say that they lose their natural instincts immediately.

they might feel trapped if there cage isn't big enough

Answer 3

The disadvantages of keeping an animals in a zoo are:

• The animals are not in there normal habitat in a zoo.
• they don't get space that they can play around in.
• they are not leaning how to survive in the wild if they get released some day.
• they are taken away from their families.
• they are sometimes flown in too zoos from all over the world.
• they are kept in cages and they don't like that.

Answer 4

Animals are not humans and some forget this issue. They want food and safety. If these exist they want a s=nice place to sleep. After that they really are content. There are some groups that try to fix human needs to animals. They just do not have that problem. These animals live longer and are healthier then their wild counterparts.

There are no real disadvantages.

Answer 5

They forget how to survive in the wild, they depend on humans too much, also they forget how to sociallize with others in the wild and might be killed by its on kind.

Answer 6

they are not in the wild. They prefer to live in the wild.