Many people think that zoos are cruel. Others think they are helpful in protecting rare animals. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

It is commonly believed by some people that
zoo
Suggestion
the zoo
is an unpleasant
place
for animals to live while others think that there several benefits of
zoo
Suggestion
the zoo
for endangered animals. In my opinion, I agree with the latter statement.
To begin
with, in the
zoo
, animals did not have freedom as they used to have when they lived in their natural habitat. Most of them are restricted and forced to live in the cages or constraint areas, which lead to health issues as well as mental problems, especially stress when they are imprisoned in the unfamiliar
place
.
For instance
, most of the aquarium that displays white sharks to attract more visitors is facing the challenging and dilemma as all white sharks were unable to survive more than five days after they had been moved into the new surroundings.
This
raises issues and concern among animal experts and protecting wildlife groups that animals are suffering to be apart from their family and lack the right to live freely in the suitable environment.
On the other hand
,
zoo
Suggestion
the zoo
also
poses critical benefits to overall society.
First
, it plays an important role to protect some vulnerable species
such
as koalas and kangaroos.
For example
, from the recent
bushfire
in Australian that killed more than billion of wildlife, zoos across the country became the new shelters for million lost and weaken animals to stay and rest of
this
severe natural disaster.
Second
, zoos are
also
the
place
where schools used to educate young generation. It provides the
place
where children can learn and closely view a live rare species in the safest environment. In conclusion,
although
zoo
has posed negative impact to some vulnerable animals according to the restricted environment, it
also
brings various merits to protect nearly extinct species and to educate our future generation.
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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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