Why Zoos Should Not Be Abolished

    What would you do if you were sick? Would you like to get taken to the top vets in the zoos, or would you rather lie on the lonely, dry grass and potentially die? Sick and wounded animals can get shelter and treatment to survive in zoos. When animals are in zoos, zookeepers protect the endangered animals, to name a few, Chinese Pandas and White Rhinos. Zoos help to increase awareness about animals, knowledge on biodiversity, and conservation efforts. Therefore, they should not be abolished as they protect and ensure stability of species and lower endangerment rates. 

    Zoos are a necessary educational source which strengthen the public’s understanding of wildlife. Zoos raise awareness about endangered species and the significance of preservation. Zoos help us to understand animals and what they go through. When people come to zoos, they are taught about the conservation of some of the endangered species. Many people get motivated and inspired to do something about it in many ways, such as donating money or volunteering to help.  

    Out in the wild, hunters kill animals just for their skin, which they end up selling for the sake of earning money. In zoos, these kinds of scenarios can never occur because zookeepers and guards are there on the watch.  

    Nowadays, many animal-rights organizations want to ban zoos for an animal’s freedom. However, if you ask zoo organizations, they have proved that zoos are essential for the preservation of precious animals. In the past, zoos in the United States have helped the last living Arabic oryx, Golden Lion tamarin, and Californian condor populations. If it weren’t for zoos, these three important species would have gone extinct!  

    Zoos themselves have started change to ensure that animal rights are supported. Modern zoos are meant to educate children, emphasize on scientific research, conservation of species, and giving more space by recreating natural habitats. 

    Deforestation, an ongoing world problem, has been occurring in every part of the world. Where will these animals stay now? What if they become extinct or never find a habitat? By creating more conservation areas and zoos, wildlife can be preserved.  

    The biggest takeaway is that people protect what they love, and without having zoos, many children and adults would not fall in love naturally to protect these animals. Zookeepers are well-trained to look after animals and know exactly how to make them happy and healthy. They are fed well, given water, kept in very similar habitats, and are not always behind the bars. We need to teach our future generations the right thing. After all, it is about the life or death of these animals.