That captivity can be REALLY bad for both physical AND psychological health. And while zoos have been really helpful is saving endangered animals, it doesn’t work out for certain species. For example, most large carnivores like lions and tigers that are bred in captivity die when released into the wild.

• Animals Are Tortured in Zoos. A man hurting a baby elephant for a show.
• Lack of Laws for Animal Protection.
• Zoos Do Not Offer Sufficient Space.
• All the Surplus Animals Are Killed.
• Zoos Do Not Educate.
• They Capture Animals From the Wild.
• They Are Not Preserved Instead Propagated.
• They Are Traumatized.

List of the Pros of Keeping Animals in Captivity. 1. Keeping animals in captivity can prevent their extinction. Zoos, aquariums, water parks, and other facilities can help to maintain the viability of endangered species when humanity does not do a good enough job of protecting the animals in the wild.

• Pro 1. Zoos educate the public about animals and conservation efforts.
• Pro 2. Zoos produce helpful scientific research.
• Pro 3. Zoos save species from extinction and other dangers.
• Con 1. Zoos don’t educate the public enough to justify keeping animals captive.
• Con 2. Zoos are detrimental to animals’ physical health.
• Con 3.

10 facts about zoos

• Zoos are miserable places for animals.
• Zoos can’t provide sufficient space.
• Animals suffer in zoos.
• Animals die prematurely in zoos.
• Surplus animals are killed.
• UK zoos are connected to animal circuses.
• Animals are trained to perform tricks.
• Animals are still taken from the wild.

Reasons why people think keeping animals in zoos is bad for their welfare: the animal is deprived of its natural habitat. the animal is deprived of its natural social structure and companionship. the animal is forced into close proximity with other species and human beings which may be unnatural for it.

According to CAPS, nearly 500 animals have died at the zoo in the past four years — that’s a mortality rate of about 12 percent each year.

Despite improvements to the deplorable conditions of mid-twentieth century zoos, harmful practices still abound, even at today’s most respected facilities. Mounting research shows that holding intelligent, social animals in captivity is an inexcusable cruelty.

Animals in captivity exhibit unnatural behaviours such as apathy, aggression, and stalled maturation (prolonged infantile behaviour). They also carry out a wide spectrum of stress behaviours, ranging from pacing to self-mutilation and beyond. These are not behaviours noted in the wild.

Several reasons are given for culling in zoos, including a lack of space, the genes of the culled animals are over-represented in the zoo population, the (young) animal might be attacked or killed, or the culled animals have contracted a disease.

Wildlife sanctuaries provide care to neglected and abused captive animals for the rest of their lives. A wildlife sanctuary DOES NOT BREED or sell animals. The animals that come to a wildlife sanctuary stay there until they die of natural causes. A real sanctuary is a rescue organization.

Zoos breed their animals or acquire them from other zoos. Babies are great crowd-pleasers, but when the babies grow up, they don’t attract the same number of people, so zoos often sell them off in order to make room for younger animals.

Reintroduction programs, by which animals raised or rehabilitated in AZA-accredited zoos or aquariums are released into their natural habitats, are powerful tools used for stabilizing, reestablishing, or increasing in-situ animal populations that have suffered significant declines.

Here are the list of 15 most popular zoo animals with images.

1. Giraffe: The popular zoo animals for kids are giraffes.
2. Monkey: One of the most commonly seen animals in the zoo is the monkey.
3. Tiger: The tiger is one among the wild zoo animals.
4. Elephant:
5. Rhinoceros:
6. Deer:
7. Red Panda:
8. Peacocks: