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Animals in Captivity

Animals are like humans. They need food, water, exercise, and health care. When animals are brought into zoos they are not able to do this on their own. Everything is done for them. For animals living in a zoo it is like being handy caped. Not to mention all the stress and loneliness there is. You can even say they die of boredom. This is why animals should not be held in captivity.

Keeping wild animals in captivity is dangerous. There has been numerous cases were zoo keepers or the animals care taker has been mauled, injured, or killed. Wild animals are not meant to be kept as pets or to be shown. They are supposed to be in the wild were they belong. When these animals are taken out of their natural habitat things get dangerous. When animals are kept in zoos they may get good care but that isn't the case all the time. The animals get trash thrown at the causing stress. If the stress builds up too much the animals could lash out and someone could get injured or even killed. Sometimes there isn't enough space or it isn't there habitat they are used to and that can cause premature death. This is why so many animals are dyeing in captivity.

Animals in captivity get bored. Even though they might get the care they need it is boring for them to have there food brought to them and to have there shelter made for them. When they get all this stuff it takes out hours they would of been doing in the wild. Even though the animals get toys, it is nothing compared to hunting in the wild. Hunting provides them with exercise, food, and something to do. With people giving them food it defeats the whole perp-us of creating the natural habitat.

Zoos are expensive. To have all the animals shipped over to the zoo, and to have special food, and to make the zoo must cost thousands of dollars. Then they have to hire staff, and depending on the size of the zoo can be a lot of people. Which can make a big entry fee to get into the zoo. Once you get into the zoo your kids are going to want a souvenir. They will also want a shirt with all the animals on it. All this can rake in a big bill for one trip to the zoo.

Even though zoos are not good for people or animals it is cheaper than going to africa. But wouldn’t be so much more exciting to see the animals up close in there natural habitat. Running and playing were they are happy and healthy. Plus you would get to see so much more animals than you would see in a zoo. You would also get to watch them hunt and live in their environment. But some people would rather go to a zoo where it is cheaper.

So even though zoos are fun to visit it is costly. Zoos are also not so fun for the animals living there. There is also the possibility that an animals or a human can get injured or killed. This is why animals should not be held in captivity. But if we save up enough money for the health and security the animals need we can make a zoo a better place for animals.