Some people think that wild animals should not be kept in zoos. Others believe that there are good reasons for having zoos. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Wild animals being kept in zoos is a very controversial issue. In
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essay, I am going to
discusses
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Discusses
this
question from both points of view and
then
I will give my own opinion on
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is better the way I've changed it] On one side of the argument there are people who believe that wild animals should
never
not ever; at no time in the past or future
Never
be kept captive. The main reason for believing
that is
because keeping wild
animals
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Animals
in a confined space, outside their natural habitat, can be quite cruel to them. Animals often suffer to adapt to captive life, some cannot adapt at all and end up dying. Another reason is because exploring exploiting animals and thinking only about the
profits
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Profits
is not morally right. A good example is the traditional photo holding a koala
offered
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Offered
by every zoo in Australia. The poor animal is held by hundreds of tourists every
day
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The day
Day
just so the zoo can make money.
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On the other hand
, it is
also
possible to make the opposing case. Some people feel that
having
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Having
zoos can be justifiable. People defend
this
opinion arguing that taking children to
a
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A
zoo is the best way to educate them about animals and the wildlife. It can help the
young
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Young
ones to develop love and admiration for the animals. A
second
point is that zoos
can
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help to preserve endangered species by promoting awareness and by raising
money
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Money
for its their preservation. In my opinion, both points of view have their merits. On balance
however
, I tend to believe that wild animals should not be kept in zoos because it is cruel to them and
also
because I think there should be different ways to educate children and preserve endangered speci
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