The Zoo Controversy

Everyone has been to the zoo; they eat penguins, they like dolphin show. The zoo has been part of American culture for centuries. At first, the zoo can be regarded as an animal cell, but today the zoo is changing rapidly. The cage, which was once restricted, is currently revolutionizing the lands inhabited by various species. The zoo's opponents believe that they are inhumane and harmful to animals. However, the zoo has various reasons such as protection of animals, propagation under breeding, scientific research, health management, education, etc.

Earlier this week, I contacted Copenhagen Zoo and asked Bengt Holst about the controversy at the Odense Zoo. On business trip to Holst, I was led to the page of the zoo website that he wrote. The main paragraph extracted here explains that the European zoo focuses on the health of the group, not individual animals. This is a good sign and will become a healthy group of animals in the future as European zoos as insurance. The most important factor is that all of them can live a good life, whether the animal's body and behavior are healthy and whether life is short-lived or short-lived. This is what the Copenhagen Zoo strongly believes. "

Zoos among people claiming animal rights are controversial, but supporters believe in their purpose. Sometimes the arrested animals have been released to support wild people mostly in danger of endangering and zoo animals can act as "ambassadors" to keep people worried about wildlife I will. Every year, millions of people who have never visited Africa visit the AZA Zoo, and the ticket sales rate and donation from customers at the zoo are used directly for outdoor protection. Between 2012 and 2016, the AZA Zoo donated $ 6.6 million to such projects, including partnership with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Foundation, which provides scientific and outreach training for Rwandan students.

There are some controversies raising elephants in zoos. Zoo supporters believe that they provide researchers easy access to animals, provide funds and expertise to protect their natural habitats and protect species. Critics argue that zoo animals are undergoing physical and mental stress. The recorded elephant shows a stereotyped behavior in the form of shaking, fuselage sway, or path tracing. 54% of the UK zoos observe this. Other studies have shown that zoo elephants live as long as wild elephants, but the elephant life in European zoo seems to be shorter than the wild elephant by 17 years.