5 important reasons why we should free animals in captivity.
Animals are not ours, for entertainment purposes or any other human desired activity. Wild animals belong in the wild not in zoos or amusement parks. Once we bring them to any type of captivity, they are trapped forever. I ask you, wouldn't you go psychotic after spending 25 years of your life in a box/cage/tank? I would. Animals aren't ours just to take and do whatever we desire with them. Animals should be in the wild not in fake environments.
1.As I was saying earlier animals aren’t supposed to be in zoos. To start with they live in artificial environments when they should be living in nature. Animals come to a point of sadness that they are willing to risk their life in attempt to be free. Animals in zoos are deprived of everything that is natural and important to them. Some zoos keep animals alone in a cage or they lock them up for bad behavior (PETA). In Dallas zoo a gorilla escaped and got shot, this isn't fair he was just proclaming what was already his (PETA).
2. Animals that are in captivity also have a lower lifespan than those in the wild. Orcas that are in captivity (for example SeaWorld's orcas) live up to 30-35 years when they should actually live 80-90 years (Seaworldofhurt). Elephants that are in any type of captivity live up to 40 years when in the wild they live up to 60-70 years (LCA). Giraffes in captivity live about 11-18 years and in the wild up to 25 years (PETA). This animals are dying earlier than they should because they need to make "human entertainment" when safer entertainment exists.
3. Also animals that live in captivity suffer consequences. Orcas that are in captivity suffer a dorsal fin collapese while in nature only 1% of orcas have collapesed dorsal fins (seaworldofhurt). Dolphins have skin problems, due to spending too much time in the water. Since they naturally live in deep waters not in shallow ones they get burned which causes skin problems (seaworldofhurt). Animals in captivity are forced to live or learn to live in cramped, unnatural living conditions (seaworldofhurt). Due to the tanks being so shallow in comparison to the sea they develop a much lower stimulation then they would in nature (Seaworldofhurt).
4. It is known that animals that are in captivity tend to be more agressive which leads to animal attacks towards people or even themselves. In Orlando Florida on February 26,2010 a SeaWorld trainer named Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tilikum (her Orca)(Thetigernextdoor). In Luray, Virginia a 15 year old lost his finger to "star" tiger just 5 years old in Luray zoo (thetigernestdoor). On December 25,2007 in San Francisco, California a Siberian tiger escaped her enclosure at the San Francisco zoo and ended up killing 3 people (thetigernextdoor). In 2010 two tigers turned against his trainer during a performance in Ukraine, but he got lucky and survived (newsdiscovery). At Safari's Animal Sanctuary in Broken Arrow, Okla a liger killed a volunteer (newsdiscovery).
5. Animals belong in the wild, not in entertainment facilities. In the wild female orcas live with their offsprings until they die (Don't get separeted, as they usually do in SeaWorld)(Seaworldofhurt). Animals are supposed to be free, not mistreated when they don't do a stupid trick for entertaing humans. Animals that are in captivity try to end their life because they aren't happy. Entertainment facilities treat them with cruelty. They need their natural habitat not a artifical man-made one. They get frustrated for explample the turtles at my school are really big and they are cramped in one small fish bowl. This is cruelty.
Now that you know the truth, reasons or whatever you want to call it. You can help. You have the power to help free animals from captivity. Throughout the web you can help them by just clicking, reading and having a part in the action. Visit http://www.peta.org/action/ If you want to help. Remember you have the power to set them free.
Works cited
"PETA" http://www.peta.org/blog/three-giraffes-die-zoos/
http://www.peta.org/living/entertainment/reality-zoos/
"Seaworldofhurt" http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/8-reasons-orcas-dont-belong-seaworld/
http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/ten-things-didnt-know-seaworld/
"thetigernextdoor" http://www.thetigernextdoor.com/news/
"Newsdiscovery"
http://news.discovery.com/animals/zoo-animals/animals-captive-attack-20130723.htm
"LCA" http://www.lcanimal.org/index.php/campaigns/elephants/wild-vs-captive
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