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Thisopinionsoundsidealtheoretically.Howeverinreality,humanbeingsandotheranimalscannotstaytogetherpeacefullyontheEarth.Becauseofhumanbeings’lustforfortune,manyvaluableanimalsarekilledorsold,especiallythoseendangeredspecies.Therefore,zoosappearasanactivewayforpeopletoprotectthosepooranimals.First,thisisanactionnotonlyforanimalsbutalsoforhumanbeingitself.Oncethebiologicalchainisbroken,humanbeingswillbepunishedinevitably.Next,zooscanserveapurposeofeducatingandentertainingpeople,narrowingthedistancebetweenhumanbeingsandanimals.Last,zooscanbeascientificstudycentertorescuemoreendangeredspicesandmakeanimalsbetterservepeople’sneed.
Thekeypointofthistopicisfreedomorprotection.Inmyopinion,thosetwoaspectscanbeunified.Itisnecessarytokeepanimalsinzoosforthepurposeofprotection,teachingandstudy.Let’sthinkitfurther,thepurposeofalltheseactionsistomakeanimalslivehappier,therefore,maintaintheecologicalbalance,henceprotectourownlivingenvironment.
Dependingonwhomyouask,aworldwithoutzoosandaquariumsiseitheragloriousheavenoragloomydungeon.
Theseopposingideologiesmakekeepinganimalsincaptivityacontroversialtopic,andwiththerecentdeathofSeaWorldOrlandotrainerDawnBrancheau,whowaskilledbyfive-tonkillerwhaleTillikum,thedebatehasbeenrenewed.
Theissuehastwosides:
thosewhobelievekeepinganimalsincaptivitypromotesconservationandeducation,andthosewhobelieveitsupportsanimalcruelty.
TheAssociationofZoosandAquariums(AZA)fallsunderthefirstcategory.Accordingtoastudyconductedoverthecourseofthreeyears,AZAconcludedthatzoosandaquariumsteachvisitorsaboutnatureand,bygivingthemamemorableexperience,makesthemwanttoprotectit.Infact,whenvisitorswerecalledsevento11monthsaftertheirzoovisit,61percentwerestillabletotalkaboutwhattheylearnedatthezooand35percentsaidthevisitreinforcedtheirexistingbeliefsaboutconservation.
Ontheothersideofthedebate,activistslikeDaleJamiesonfeelthatkeepinganimalsincaptivityisimmoral.Inhisessay,“AgainstZoos,”Jamiesonwrotethatzoosrestrictanimals’libertybynotallowingthemtogathertheirownfoodorbehaveintheirnaturalsocialpatterns.
Also,zoosaren’tassuccessfulinconservationandeducationastheyclaim,Jamiesonsaid.Inconservation,heaccusessomezoosoftakingmoreanimalsfromthewildthanreplacingandofbreedingmoreanimalsthantheyneed—sendingextraanimalstoindividualsorinstitutionsthatdon’thavethenecessaryfacilitiestocareforthem.Ineducation,hearguesthatthereislittleproofofzooshavingsuccessfuleducationalprograms.HecitedfromStephenKellert'
spaper,“ZoologicalParksinAmericanSociety,”thatzoovisitorstendtoknowlessaboutanimalsthanbackpackers,hikersandotherpeoplewhohaveaninterestinanimals,andtheysometimesonlyknowalittlemorethanpeoplewhodon’thaveaninterestinanimals.
Thezoo’sargument
JackBrown,thedirectoroftheSantaFeCollegeTeachingZoo,saidzooshavetwomajorfunctions:
toeducatevisitorsandconservewildlife.Theteachingzoo,afive-semesterprogramofclassesandhands-onanimalexperience,helpstrainstudentstoaddressthesefunctions.
“We’renotmakinganimaljanitors,”Brownsaid.“We’remakingzoologists.”
However,Brownsaideducationisazoo’smostimportantfunction.Hebelievesthatallofhisstudentsshouldbeabletoconfidentlyteachvisitorsaboutnaturebecausethisiswhatgivesguestsastrongerdesiretoprotecttheenvironment.
“Thewholeideaofhavingazoosimplyasaplacetoexhibitanimalsissilly,”hesaid.“Weneedtobeeducators,andweneedtomakeahugeimpactonourcommunityintermsofpubliceducation.”
Theteachingzooaccomplishesthisbyplacinginformationalplaquesateachexhibitandofferingeducationalprogramsforpeopleofallages.However,Brown’sfavoritevisitorstoeducatearechildren.
“Iwantlittlekidstohavethisinsatiablehungertoalwayslearn,”hesaid.
Hehopesthatgivingchildrenthedesiretolearnaboutnaturewillteachthemtoprotectitinthefuture.ParaphrasingFlorida’s“Nochildleftbehind,”Brownbelievesin“Nochildleftinside,”andsaidthezoos’programsfocusongettingchildrenoutsideandshowingthemthebig,beautifulworldavailableforthemtostudy.
Andvisitingzoosmakeguestsofallagescareaboutanimalsinthisbigworld,hesaid.Byhavingthisexperience,theywanttoconservetheenvironment,whichisazoo’ssecondimportantfunction.
Conservationisnecessarytoprotecttheworld,Brownsaid.Peopleneedtolivewithnatureandnotabuseit.Allspeciesareintertwined,andhumans’survivalisequallydependentonnature’ssurvival.
However,someofnatureisalreadydying,andzoologicalconservationisthelasthopeforanimalsintheseareas.Theteachingzoo,whichispartoftheSpeciesSurvivalPlan(SSP),workstosavetheseendangeredanimals.
SSPfocusesonbreedinganimalsforconservation,preservingnaturalhabitats,teachingpeopleaboutnatureandsupportingenvironmentalresearch.Thenation’s116participatingzoosandaquariumsprotect172endangeredspecies.
Attheteachingzoo,SSPanimalsareusedasmessageboardstoteachvisitorsaboutthespeciesandwhyit’sendangered.
AndsometimesSSPisabletoreintroduceanimalsbackintothewild.TheGuamrail,abirdfoundattheteachingzoo,becameextinctinthewildwhenitsislandwasoverrunbyanindigenoussnake.However,SSPrecentlybeganreintroducingthemintoanearbyislandthatdoesnothavethesesnakes.
Brownbelieveszoosplayanimportantroleinwildlifeeducationandconservation,andiftheydisappear,thentheworldwilllackimportantinstitutionsneededtoprotecttheenvironment.
Infact,inorderforaworldwithoutzoostobethesameasonewithzoos,Brownsaidtwothingsmusthappen.Schoolchildrenmustbeabletotraveltheworldtoseeanimalsintheirnaturalhabitats,andpeoplemustknowhowtoprotecttheenvironmentandeliminateendangeredspecies.Sincebothoftheseareunlikely,aworldwithoutzooswouldbeaverysadplace,hesaid.
Theanimalrescuer’sargument
BruceCapin,a47-year-oldLaCrosse,Fla.,residentwhorescuesabusedandneglectedanimals,hasasimilarlygloomyviewofaworldwithoutzoos.
Heseesitasagiantvoid.Withoutzoos,therewillbeagreaterdistancebetweenpeopleandanimals,andonedaythismayleadtoanemptyplanet.
“Oncethat’sdone,thespiritoftheearthisdead,”hesaid.
Therefore,heopenedhisnonprofitorganizationYahtok’ya,meaningsunlightintheNativeAmericanlanguageofZuni,torescueabusedandneglectedanimals.
Capincurrentlycaresforonewolfandfourcougars,andheconsiderstheseanimalsasambassadorsfortheirspecies.Theyhelpconservationbymakingpeoplecareaboutcougarsandwolves.Peoplesimplyaren’tpassionateforanimalstheycan’tseeortouch,hesaid.
Andinhisexperiences,thecougars,whichhehascaredforlongerthanthewolf,havebeensuccessfulambassadors.Byseeingtheseanimals,peopledeveloprespect,careandconcernforthemandbecomemorewillingtoprotectandpreservethem.
“Therearemanywhere[thecougarshave]capturedtheirhearts,”hesaid.“They’veneverhadanexperiencelikethatbeforeandtheyneverwillagain.Youcan’tleavethesanctuarythesameperson.”
Theanimalactivist’sargument
Manypeoplethinkthereareotherwaystopromoteconservationandeducationthankeepinganimalsincaptivity.AnaiRhoads,ExecutiveDirectorforthesocialjusticegroupAnaiRhoads.org,isoneoftheseindividuals.
“[Iam]completelyagainstzoosbecausetheyareprisons.Whenyouhavealivingbeingwithinbars,withouttheoptionoffreedom,thenit'
saprison.”Rhoadssaid.
Shealsodoesn’tsupporttheanimalcrueltythatmaytakeplaceinsomezoos.
Physically,Rhoadsisconcernedthatsomezoosmaystarveanimals,suchthoseinaquaticzoos,tomakethemperformtricksinshows.Mentally,animalsmayexperiencepsychologicaltraumawhentheyareseparatedfromfamilymembersandlockedinisolation,shesaid.
“Theyareignoringthesufferingoftheanimalsbecauseit’sintheirbestinteresttodoso,”Rhoadssaid.
Shealsodoesn’tsupporthowsomezoosmayparticipateinthebackroom
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