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

Zoos

have been introduced to feed and exhibit captive

animals

for decades.

However

, recently more questions about the quality of care provided to

animals

as well as the values of

zoos

have been brought up. It is agreed that

zoos

are cruel and pointless and should be completely phased out. Analysing the discomfort that

animals

suffer and the loss of animal nature will prove

this

.

To begin

with,

although

zoos

have been greatly improved over the years,

animals

in captivity still suffer for various reasons.

Firstly

, spaces in

zoos

are quite often limited, resulting in enclosures being small. Apart from that, the city's climate may not be suitable.

For instance

, tropical

animals

such

as pythons and lizards are seen in quite a few

zoos

in China, while the country is not even close to the equator.

Therefore

, these discomforts show that the quality of care provided by

zoos

is not guaranteed.

Next

, admittedly

zoos

play an important role in protecting and preserving endangered species. Still, taking into account animal nature,

this

effort is essentially useless.

Animals

in captivity no longer have wildness and their original habitats.

For example

, many carnivores

such

as lions, tigers and leopards that are bred carefully have lost their instinct to hunt and could possibly be afraid of other species.

Thus

it becomes apparent that the captive population can hardly be re-introduced into the wild. To conclude,

zoos

do not have desired conditions to provide

animals

with comfort, as well as preserve their natural instincts.

Therefore

, it is clear that these facilities are inhumane and pointless. In my mind, more efforts should be devoted to protecting wilderness areas and

this

will ultimately be the best approach to save the species.