 | My English 1101 class is doing a debate. My partner, Michael, and I are debating against the banning of zoos. We think zoos are not used for animals that are going extinct or educational purposes for younger kids. We believe it is for pure entertainment purposes and are standing for banning zoos. Essentially, zoos are not for animals going extinct and children to learn.
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Thesis Statement
I’m sure that almost all of us have gone to a zoo. Whether it was with school for a field trip to, “learn,” or with your family for entertainment. Our interest and affection for these animals can lead to the despair of the animals that we love so dearly. These facilities say they operate for education even though these facilities are more like museums. Animals are kept in cages away from their natural habitat and their normal social or family groups. This is why we believe that zoos should be banned to keep these animals out of confinement and in their natural habitat. Zoos should be banned because they are used more for entertainment than they are for protection and education, these animals are subject to neurotic and self-destructive behavior and some animals are even sold from the zoos to laboratories, circuses, other zoos, or commercial “game” farms to be shot by hunters.
Ban Zoos http://www.sandiegozoo.org/ - Site about the San Diego Zoo and the animals showcased at the zoo. http://www.peta.org/ - This site identifies what PETA is and what it stands for dealing with animals. http://www.articleclick.com/which-side-of-the-zoo-debate-are-you-on.html - Someone's stance on where they believe the issue of zoos stands, going more in depth of the topics that can be debated.
| Don't Ban Zoos http://www.goodzoos.com/arezoos.htm - RSCPA's prospective on the issue of "good" zoos and "bad" zoos. http://petakillsanimals.com/ - Shows a different outlook on how PETA does not help animals in any way. |
5 Visual Aids
1. Tour of the San Diego Zoo Video
2. Poster listing endangered species compared to animals kept in zoos
3. Mistreatment of animals video
4. Pictures of Animals in Zoos
5. Tour of an Animal Sanctuary
