Animals and the danger of locking them up
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/us/arizona-zoo-jaguar-attack/index.html
Animals are not meant to be locked in zoo's, there have been countless incidents of animals climbing out of cages and attacking people, attacking innocent people that go to the zoo with their children to show their child animals only seen in pictures or on youtube which can be a positive side for society. But what are the side effects that aren't shown? Animals aren't meant to be captive for years on end due to the reason that animals are animals, they are wild, dangerous and want to explore, same as babies, curiosity curves the mind and when the opportunity speaks the animal may take the chance and run away or attack humans due to the fear of interacting with humans or possibly rage. This story or rather stories similar to these make me slightly afraid to go to the zoo, I'm a big guy but I can't fight a bear or a tiger, these are animals fighting off instinct and are dangerous, could tear up any human within a matter of minutes. I believe if we were to observe animals, we should go to there environment and observe and learn as they live their life and be happy, I truly doubt that an animal is happy in a cage and without the animal family, without the animal true nature and living their life to its fullest potential. As we learn more about new creatures and new life, we have learned one true thing no matter if it is an insect, mammal, that all creatures enjoy living in their own environment. We have to take humans for example, when we take a human from their natural environment they will eventually adapt but even with adapting to the environment, humans still miss their family, friends and like all animals, some animals can detach but most will still miss and yearn for the moment they can meet their family again imagine being in a cage and not being able to see their family ever again and having no choice but to adapt.
Animals are not meant to be locked in zoo's, there have been countless incidents of animals climbing out of cages and attacking people, attacking innocent people that go to the zoo with their children to show their child animals only seen in pictures or on youtube which can be a positive side for society. But what are the side effects that aren't shown? Animals aren't meant to be captive for years on end due to the reason that animals are animals, they are wild, dangerous and want to explore, same as babies, curiosity curves the mind and when the opportunity speaks the animal may take the chance and run away or attack humans due to the fear of interacting with humans or possibly rage. This story or rather stories similar to these make me slightly afraid to go to the zoo, I'm a big guy but I can't fight a bear or a tiger, these are animals fighting off instinct and are dangerous, could tear up any human within a matter of minutes. I believe if we were to observe animals, we should go to there environment and observe and learn as they live their life and be happy, I truly doubt that an animal is happy in a cage and without the animal family, without the animal true nature and living their life to its fullest potential. As we learn more about new creatures and new life, we have learned one true thing no matter if it is an insect, mammal, that all creatures enjoy living in their own environment. We have to take humans for example, when we take a human from their natural environment they will eventually adapt but even with adapting to the environment, humans still miss their family, friends and like all animals, some animals can detach but most will still miss and yearn for the moment they can meet their family again imagine being in a cage and not being able to see their family ever again and having no choice but to adapt.
The traditional zoo that we think of is certainly not doing animals any favors. Do you think there is a way that we can both respect animals' dignity while keeping them in captivity? Is there a way to maximize the positive roles that zoos play in our lives, while minimizing the inhumanity and lack of respect for life?
ReplyDeleteI don't believe so, once a animal has been adapted to the zoo life, it is hard to adapt back to being a wild animal, possibly not capturing the animal can make the most difference in survival.
DeleteLooking at this post made me think of all the animals I went to the zoo as a child and seen. I loved going there because I was able to see the animals and the habitat of those animals you would only see in pictures or on the nature channel. It really made me overthink what's really happening to those animals and wanting to stop the torture they are going through. What's one thing you would want to do to help these animals?
ReplyDeleteI would send the animals possibly back to their habitat or put more animals or the same nature and slowly progress that animal back to its original habitat.
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