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Yes because…

Yes unfortunately as they are protected and saved from humans in zoos.Cant be hunted and cant be killed off with deforestation.I fear they will be in majority in zoos soon enough.As governments of world dont give a damn.But at least not extinct.

The means is not proportionate to what is achieved

No because…

It is cruel and inhumane to keep animals in cages purely for human entertainment.

We visit the zoo maybe one day in a year for a few hours and we may gain some trivial sense of joy out of it. However, the animals have to stay in that zoo all year round; against their natural instincts to roam free.

They have no reprieve from their environment. Why should humans think that they can keep animals out of their homes and in glass houses just for human entertainment?

It is neither fair nor proportionate.

Humans get food and medical treatment in jails; does that mean that prisoners are happy or that confinement is not punitive? Freedom for all living things.

Yes because…

This argument assumes that a) The harm suffered by these animals is tremendous and that b) the only value gained from zoos is human entertainment.

a) Zoo keeping is a trained profession. Animals in the zoo have the regular access to good food and they have vets on standby should they fall ill. This is a far more luxurious lifestyle than they would have in the jungle.

b) As stated above, zoos animals have many benefits that wild animals are deprived of. From human understanding to biological study. To see zoos as pure entertainment is myopic.

Whatever the good intentions of zoo-keepers, animals in zoos suffer.

No because…

Whatever the good intentions of zoo-keepers, animals in zoos suffer. They are inevitably confined in unnaturally small spaces, and are kept from the public by cages and bars. They suffer psychological distress, often displayed by abnormal or self-destructive behaviour. Aquatic animals do not have enough water, birds are prevented from flying away by having their wings clipped and being kept in aviaries.