Assessment draft 2

Are zoos still relevant for animal preservation? Transcript

Hello everyone, I’d like to start this speech by telling a story.

A tiger had a happy life with his family hunting food and sleeping every day and night until one day, some cruel poachers came and shot all of his family but he was the one only to escape. He soon fell faint of hunger and tiredness and soon, a ranger found him and transported him to a zoo, the tiger apparently didn't like it there, the floor was awfully hard. Instead of hunting for food, he got fed every day and there was loads of these people that looked like the wicked poachers that killed his family were staring at him and tapping the glass, he looked around his new home miserably and missed his old home very dearly. This tragic story was about a tiger that was inconsiderately taken from his comfortable home and put in a harsh and popular zoo. Do you feel sorry for him? This is one reason I think are not a relevant preservation.

It is obvious that animals have the right to be themselves and how they were born to live normally such as wild animals like kangaroos. They can roam around freely but in a zoo, they wouldn't have any space to run around unlike running freely in the wild. They can only hop fewer than 10 small spaces! What if they have a kid? In the wild, the parents would take easy care of them themselves, but in a zoo... That would be a different story. Animal breeders would take the child away from the mother mercilessly and nurse it instead of the natural mother. How sad and dreadful is that?

Some animals are gigantic to be kept in zoos such as animals like whales, sharks and other big animals. Therefore, the only safe and effective way to keep them is a safari or whale watching reserve (both are conservation reserves and natural parks). It is obvious that a zoo is certainly not the perfect solution to preserving animals since it doesn't have enough space to support them.

All animals live and breed in their natural habitat because it strongly supports the ecosystem, meat doesn't have to be bought for carnivores, they can hunt for land animals in the wild because food and water are commonly found in the wild People don't have to bring frozen meat and stagnant water at 2:00 p.m. for the animals who are heavily starving since they ate little food at 10 a.m.

Sometimes, zoos are needed especially for endangered animals before they are extinct, such as pandas, a few frogs and the Tasmanian devil. These rare animals can be helped by scientists and breeders to reproduce make them live. They can carry research in animal clinics and nurseries.

Furthermore, are the positive ways of preserving animals? Why yes there is! First of all, more land and natural habitats should be protected by laws for national and conservation parks such as the famous Ku-ring-gai Chase National park. Second of all, it is to prevent urban developers from cutting down the forest such as Indonesians. Imagine how many animals died because of many natural habitats destroyed. Finally, it is so that the animals can live in peace with good health and nothing can eliminate any more animals.

All this evidence suggests that zoos are not a relevant preservation for animals because firstly, it changes the animal’s habit such as lie around all day instead of hunting. Secondly, some animals are too big for them and finally, capturing animals does not support the ecosystem. We have to respect them and give their rights back. Remember! Animals are equal to us including that captive tiger!