Some people think that zoos are 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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Many people believe that
zoo
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zoos
the zoo
should be closed down as it cruel to keep animals, whereas others believe that
zoo
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the zoo
is useful to protect wildlife animals. I would argue that caging animals
is
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are
a good way to protect them from the extinction. One the one hand, some people argue that jailing animals is not a good choice. Keeping animals in the zoo is believed that might
limits
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limit
their freedom. Obviously, they are wild animals and they belong to wild environment where they can freely run, fly or jump and keep them in one limited place and fed by humans is unnatural.
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, many zoos keep animals for the negative profit earning purpose. They held exhibitions and performs to
atrract
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
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and entertain visitors.
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, humans have no right to use animals for entertainment purpose, so that zoos have to close down.
On the other hand
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, I believe that zoos play an important role in protecting wild animals. Nowadays, natural habitats are being destroyed seriously by human - beings.
This
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problem leads animals into a poor situation which is losing their natural home. Zoos are the best place to protect animals from poacher and other threats
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as habitat destruction and the urbanization, especially with endangered animals.
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, when visiting zoos, people can have a chance to learn about animals and gain more awareness of protecting the environment from the public. In conclusion, zoos somehow exist some disadvantage and maybe cruel to animals, but we cannot deny the fact that zoos play an important role in protecting the habitat.
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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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