Some people think that zoos are all cruel and should be closed down. Others however believe that zoos can be useful in protecting wild animals. Discuss both opinions and give your own opinion.

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An increasing number of arguments are going around about the importance of having zoos in the environment. There are a certain group of people says that zoos give the
cruality
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
cruelty
to the animals which live in there,
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it has to be shut down while others argue that keeping wild animals in zoos is one of the best ways to protect them from various threats in the surroundings.
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essay will discuss both sides of the views before presenting the conclusion. On the one hand, it is widely believed that animals may feel the pain and
cruality
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
cruelty
while they are in the zoos.
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, animals are freely roaming and moving around their habitats,
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obviously would give them a sense of pleasure. All suddenly, if people put them into the cage and break their routine life and freedom, it would considerably deteriorate their overall
wellbeing
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well being
.
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to
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, the rules and regulations in the zoos and the way animals are treated by the
animals
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animal
animal's
keepers would
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make them suffer
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All in all, it is a
cruality
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
cruelty
and unfair to put the animals into the wild parks or zoos,
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needs to be stopped.
On the other hand
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, nowadays zoos have been seen as a mean of preserving the wild animals.
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is because, it has brought enormous benefits to the animal kingdom by giving them a good quality of life.
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means that, they could timely feed with the various
food
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foods
and required supplements and they could promptly get the treatment if they might have any illness. These all are not possible in the wild where they could die due to the drought
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predators
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or starvation.
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, it is obvious that animals who are in the zoos have longer life expectancy when compared to their counterpart in the wild or forest. Another reason would be that colossal number of species are becoming
extinict
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
extinct
and many more are threatened and
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risk extinction. Zoos are keeping these kinds of vulnerable animals and increase their population by the breeding up programs, after that those are reintroduced to their natural habitats.
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, zoos are immensely working in order to preserve the wild animals. In conclusion,
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it is certainly true that animals may suffer in the zoos in terms of
lossing
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
losing
their freedom, I believe that despite
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zoos
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zoo
have been doing the
tremoundous
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
tremendous
work to protect and preserve the animals from the danger.
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I would suggest that
function
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the function
of zoos is essential,
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needs to be continued.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • animal welfare
  • conservation
  • captive breeding
  • habitat
  • ethical issues
  • zoochosis
  • endangered species
  • genetic diversity
  • reintroduction programs
  • wildlife education
  • sanctuary
  • natural living conditions
  • artificial environments
  • behavioral enrichment
  • ecosystem
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