zoos

It is my opinion that zoos are not only cruel but unnecessary.

The rebuttal to this is often that zoos are helping un-endanger endangered species, and educate people.

We, as humans, have messed up, and are responsible for the demise of other creatures. We can accept this, understand, and learn from our mistakes.

I do not see any evidence that zoos, and the caging of animals has in any way helped change our behavior. Often there is inbreeding of species (an example being the White Tiger), and the over-bredding of species (often sold to private hunting farms).

There is no need for us to see animals in unnatural environment, living cages lives, as a means of understanding and learning about this earth and the creatures on it.

I was once asked if I would be okay with zoos if the animals had more space. My reply was that animals do have more space, they have the earth, and we need to protect it for them.

It is time for us to stop caging up animals, and start respecting them, and the earth.