An issue that has been bothering me for years now is the issue of zoos. I used to believe that I liked them but the more I think about it the more I resent the zoo. The animals are not in their natural environment, they are behind bars in some cases. That is no way to live a life. I sometimes feel like I’m living behind bars yet I have the freedom to go where I want and do what I want. Those poor animals have no choice. They literally are in a prison.
I also heard on a documentary that because the animals are not within their natural environment and are in captivity they develop obsessive compulsive behaviors. For example polar bears are used to being in a vast environment that is not whatsoever spatially challenged. When they are kept in zoos they become lethargic and chew on things they would not normally pay any attention to. Polar bears run miles and miles a day in their natural environments. Their bodies are biologically engineered for that type of environment.
It is not fair to prohibit animals to live in their natural environment for the entertainment of human beings. It is just selfish. I understand the need to raise some animals in captivity in order to save a species from extinction. My issue with zoos is keeping perfectly creatures from their God given, natural world.
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