wild animals are meant to roam free

take their chance with nature

forage for food and find a mate

hopefully to raise young ones and prolong their species

so why do we put animals in zoos

to be locked up in a totally unnatural environment

if its really to protect endangered species

who do zoos keep and breed so many non-endangered animals

what is the point of studying animals in captivity

you will learn nothing about their life in the wild

zoo visitors don’t really care about animal behaviors

they pay money for recreational entertainment

zoo enclosures are designed to prevent escape

unlike the wild which has no captive boundaries

zoo inhabitants no longer have to work to find food

their meals are delivered to them

we incarcerate humans who have committed crimes

we take away their freedom

force them to live with other incarcerated humans

deliver food to them

what crime did the elephant commit

to be given a life sentence in a zoo

what a boring life for a chimpanzee

pacing up and down the same prison cell daily

incarcerated animals suffer from depression

giraffes were never meant to live in a concrete city

polar bears should not be subjected to heat stress

migratory birds cannot fly far in a cage

zoo animals display unusual behavior

invariant movements with no goal or function

extreme psychological deprivation and distress

this condition is called zoochosis