10 Reasons Zoos Are Bad for the Planet

10. Lack of Laws to Protect Animals
After all of this abuse and mistreatment, you’d think that laws would be passed 
to protect captive animals. The truth is that in far too many countries, there 
aren’t any such laws. In some cases, countries have no laws whatsoever to 
protect captive animals. While the United States does require licenses for 
animal exhibitors, the application process is far too liberal. In most states, just 
about anyone can have a wild animal on their property. In many instances, this 
means captive animals aren’t even afforded the “luxury” of a zoo; instead they 
end up in a residential house, locked up in an even smaller cage.
The only stipulation for animal exhibitors is that the animals must be fed, given 
water, and provided with shelter. Despite overwhelming evidence suggesting 
the negative impact on a confined environment, “cage space regulations require 
only that the animals be provided with enough room to stand up, lie down, turn 
around, and move around a bit.” That means lions, whose forefathers prowled 
vast, open expanses, can barely take a step in their cage. It’s a sad fate for too 
many great animals.
 

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Pros and Cons of Zoos 
If you love adventure then, Zoo is the great place for your family fun. You can 
learn interesting things about exotic animals you probably see on the TV or read 
on the internet. Zoos have their upsides and downsides just like any other thing. 
This article highlights the pros and cons of Zoos
Pros: 
 
1. Survival of animals:
In a zoo, the animals are confined in an enclosure to 
protect the endangered species. There is no danger of the animals being killed 
by poachers for their skin.
2. Essential benefits to animals:
Zoos provide medical care and proper nutrition 
to animals which they could not get by themselves. The zoo staff are friendly to 
the animals and can help in case of emergencies.