Zoos are inhumane and pointless. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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have been part of the cityscape for over 150 years. Recently,

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, many have questioned their value and the quality of care provided to the

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. Personally, I feel that

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are cruel,

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and ought to be phased out.

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many

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have made great improvements over the years, there can be no doubt that the captive

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suffer. Not only are the enclosures usually far too small, but the climate and conditions are often completely unsuitable. Polar bears,

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, travel across vast distances of ice daily and yet, in some tropical regions, they are kept in small pens with only a tiny pool for relief.

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discomfort, zoo

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can suffer stress

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of being kept with unfamiliar and unrelated

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the crowds of noisy visitors. In terms of conservation,

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can assist in the preservation of endangered species,

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effort is ultimately futile. The Sumatran tiger,

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, has been successfully bred in captivity,

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, having been reared by humans, the captive population has lost its natural instinct to hunt, avoid humans, and raise its young. It would

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be impossible to re-introduce these creatures into the wild. As well as

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loss of instinct, there is

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the loss of habitat to consider. Urban sprawl, industrialisation, farming and logging all contribute to the destruction of habitat, meaning that even if a

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population of pandas or tigers were ready for release, there is, in fact, nowhere left for them to go. In conclusion,

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may be able to keep

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alive but the quality of

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life is poor and the

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’ future prospects are bleak. Efforts should

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be made to preserve wilderness areas to ensure the long-term survival of species.