Animals In Captivity Michael D Lemonick Summary

In the article entitled, “No Ethical Way to Keep Elephants in Captivity” by Ed Stewart, the reader is introduced to a progressive issue or concern that has been debated about for decades. This issue involves whether it is ethical or not to keep elephants in captivity. Mr. Stewart is very clear and concise on what his thoughts are on this issue as he describes the cruel nature and hazardous conditions that many elephants in captivity experience such as: “deadly foot disease and arthritis, infertility, obesity, and abnormal repetitive behaviors such as swaying and head bobbing” (Stewart, 2013). Mr. Stewart, who is the founder of PAWS which stands for “Performing Animal Welfare Society” goes into immense detail about his position against

The panthers advocate, our observatory narrator, acts almost as a conduit. The title gives implications of a third person narrative, yet Rilke channels the animals emotional state also, affirming how “He feels…”.The speakers attempt to steal the “gaze” of the restrained feline’s “misted” vision, is convincing. Although misted, we are given a clear insight, of the monotonous and bound lifestyle of the undomesticated cat. We are informed that the panther is so powerless behind the bars, to the point of belief that there is no freedom “beyond them…” Powerless to the point, that even his strength has become paralysed. It is therefore apposite to examine the characterisation of the animal and the presentation of captivity that we are challenged by.

Most children cannot help but jump and squeal in overwhelming joy as their parents drive them to the zoo. Since children continuously observe a diverse, unknown world that nonetheless mesmerizes them, they would not shrug in cold apathy if they saw a large trumpeting grey elephant. As children grow into adults, they recall the moments when their parents walked together with them in Animal Kingdom. Parents take their children to zoos and amusement parks to provide their children an enjoyable experience. Nevertheless, the zoo is also where a few children will discover their greatest passion. A young girl’s fascination with koalas may inspire her to educate a future generation of visitors on the research developed on the effects deforestation have on koalas. Animal activists argue that zoos exploit animals for the sole sake of entertainment, but zoos actually serve a far more fundamental purpose in our society.

Within this jail they call a zoo, there are broken animals with blank stares as if they were translucent, they are alive but they are not living. Zoos’ rob elephants of their natural born rights. Tonka, an African elephant at the Knoxville zoo, was forcefully put into the South African international animal exchange in 1981, at the age of two. Keeping Elephants in captivity is twisted. Elephants have one of the greatest memories on earth, so they will not forget the great plains from which they originate from. The issues that contribute to elephants kept in captivity are poor health, unacceptable living conditions, and inadequate education.

Animal cruelty has been an issue for many years. Some people think it is discipline to harm animals. Other peoper try everything they can to stop animal cruelty and captivity. This will always be an on going problem.

Do you think animals should be in captive? I think they should not be in captive. I have three reasons why I think that. Number one can’t choose their own mates,number two they are isolated, number three limited space and diet.. All of these reason make me feel bad for all of the animals in captive. Today if you think they should be in captive. I what to try to change your mind about animals in captive.

Zoos, and Marine parks make multi billions of dollars a year from the tourist, families, and kids who visit. (Linda Goldston). The animals were meant to live in the wild, and be free. Zoos trap animals in an environment that is one millionth the size of their natural habitat causing them to behave unnaturally. Even under the best circumstances at the best of zoos, captivity cannot be compared to their natural habitat. Animals are prevented from doing the things that are natural and important to them, like running, roaming, flying, climbing, choosing a partner, and being with others of their own kind. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to interfere with animals and keep them locked up in captivity, where they are bored, cramped, lonely,

In this set of materials, the reading passage claims that animals in captivity will benefit and provides three reasons of support. Nevertheless, the professor opposes the text book and says that they are serious problems to keep animals in zoos and animals’ parks. Also, he refutes each of the author’s reasons.

Is keeping wildlife in captivity for conservation and breeding actually beneficial or effective for the for the species population, despite welfare and financial concerns of keeping the animals in captivity?

Did you know that whether in the zoo or the circus, wild animals that are born in captive breeding programs are almost never released into the wild? Instead, these poor animals are doomed to a hard life in captivity. Being in captivity means the same climate, diet, size and characteristics of the enclosure without allowing them to develop their true instinctual behaviors in their natural environment. These animals are often lacking a sufficient amount of space and resources to adequately develop properly and live out their life to the fullest. For example, did you know that animals that are captured and brought to the zoo or born into the zoo have more stress and unnatural conditions that cause them to die years before their lifespan should

In Southern China, “Pizza” who is also know as “the world’s saddest polar bear”, spends his life confined to a small display in a shopping mall. Every day he paces past the drawing of icebergs, sits below the artificial lights and spends his days by an air vent to sniff the outside world. This poor bear spends his entire life confined just for the mere entertainment of thousands of people. The fact that defenseless animals are nearly tortured for entertainment and profit is shameful and they must be freed. The space provided does not allow an animal to live freely causing detramental affects to their lives. it is our job to care for these animals becasue they cannot for themselves.

During the 1960’s at the Saint Louis Zoo a chimpanzee named Edith took her first breath. The public gave a lot of attention, mainly because she was a newborn. She was cuddly, cute and small. As young as 3 years old, she was taken away from her family and passed around at least five facilities, finally landing at a Texas roadside zoo called Amarillo Wildlife Refuge. During an undercover investigation of Amarillo Wildlife Refuge, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) discovered during the undercover investigation that Edith had been living in a filthy, barren concrete pit. She did not have any hair on her body and had been living off of rotten produce and dog food (“Zoos: Pitiful Prisons”). Edith is not the only animal that has been through that type of abuse. There has been hundreds of more stories with a variety of animals that were very similar to Edith’s. It is difficult to

When they are placed in captivity, it strips them of the capacity to grow with their offspring, make their own homes, and live the way they desire. The animals are taken from their habitat simply for money, and the interest of people, however, we rarely give them something good in return. Throughout the years, many animals have died due to an environment that is not natural to them. In zoos, aquariums, circuses, etc., the animals are placed in areas that do not benefit the animals, physically mentally, and emotionally. For example, " a survey of the records of 4,500 elephants both in the wild and in captivity found that the median life span for an African elephant in a zoo was 16.9 years, whereas African elephants on a nature preserve died of natural causes at a median age of 56 years"(Zoos: Pitiful Prisons). Hence, captivity does not save an animal from extinction, but it decreases survival. Furthermore, animals that are released back into the wild, but are born in captivity, and bred in captivity, have a small chance of survival in the wild. "Captive-bred animals that are reintroduced to the wild will mate with other previously captive-bred animals, thereby reducing the integration of their genetic material into the wild population (Lansdowne).This means the animals will be at a disadvantage because they will not have inherited the behaviors needed to survive in their natural habitat, leading to an increase in

Life in captivity for animals is comparable in some situations to humans living inside of a prison. The restrictions that are imposed on these animals while in captivity are unbearable living conditions that affect the animal both mentally and physically. The animals understand that this is not their home which leads to the breakdown of their psyche. One example of this comes from a zoo in the United Kingdom. In the year 1979, the Bristol Zoo gained a new animal which would become one of their biggest attractions. Misha the male polar bear caught the eye of the public with his unusual and odd behavior. Researchers that studied animal rights in the late twentieth century linked this behavior to Misha’s enclosure at the zoo. Researchers came to the conclusion that the prison-like living conditions that Misha encountered was the cause of his psychotic appearance. The public had described him as looking like a beast who was breaking down as a result of the captivity instead of an average polar bear in a zoo. The zoo was able to view Misha through surveillance during this entire process, similar to humans living in a prison or an asylum. According to the article by Andrew Flack, “Following media attention from animal rights organizations and the media between 1985 and the early 1990s, Misha's 'psychotic' appearance in a repeatedly evoked image of the prisons and asylums of the past, where surveillance, spectacle, and suffering collided to alter the natures of the 'beasts' within”

The lifespan of animals while they are in captivity is shorter than the lifespan that they would have in the wild. Elephants are most vulnerable when they are in a zoo because they are used to walking for miles while; in a zoo they have a limited amount of space to be able to