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Essay / Zoo - 652
How would you react if you were locked up and taken to a place where you didn't belong, only to be stared at by the savages who trapped you? It's a situation many animals face on a daily basis when zoos take them out of their natural habitat for the public to enjoy. Zoos are very cruel to animals because they cause habitat loss and provide them with unsuitable enclosures. Zoos also accustom animals to urban life, so that when (and if) they are released into the wild, they will not be able to survive. Zoos also give animals many cruel diseases and disorders due to their general unfitness. It is important for the reader to know that zoos are very cruel to animals, because if they do not, they will simply continue to patronize zoos and profit from undercover animal abuse. When animals are caged and placed in zoos, they suffer loss. of habitat as well as enclosures unsuitable for our pleasure. Animals in their natural habitats have more space to graze. In zoos this space is reduced to approximately a ratio of 1:509,000, which is a huge difference. Additionally, in zoo enclosures, animals will only use about 1/12 of their enclosure and pace in that space; This occurs when animals are subjected to an instantaneous change in the size of their habitat. Climate change is also a major aspect when it comes to the suitability of zoo enclosures, because if an animal is subjected to an inappropriate climate, it may live less and have behavioral problems. Some zoos modify the climate inside their enclosures, but low-income cities don't even bother modifying the climate to help the animals. Loss of biodiversity is another problem when it comes to zoo enclosures. In zoos, animals are usually separated from each other in order to...... middle of paper ...... the expectation of an American compared to a Chinese citizen, the Chinese will live longer. As with a captive gorilla and a wild gorilla, the life of the wild gorilla will surely exceed that of the captives because it is healthier. The cruelty to which these animals are subjected leads them to die or go mad. As you know, it is important not to support zoos because they are a major contributor to animal cruelty. They provide animals with unsuitable living conditions. They turn animals into domesticated creatures dependent on humans. They also reduce the life expectancy of the animal due to unsuitable conditions. If we all choose to go to zoos, wildlife will soon be extinct. The worlds would be a place that only contains humans and this could lead to a tragic end to the world as we know it.