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ZOO : Right or Wrong?
Di d you hea r of things in the zoos. For example, they can see
two pandas came to lots of animals vividly, feed animals, take photos
Everland? Two pandas with them, touch them and communicate with
came from China animals in mind. These kinds of experiences
and their popularity is can affect children’s sentiment in good ways
constantly high. Then, and keep their minds peaceful for spending time
are they happy? For with animals in natural places.
us, it is exciting that However, other people say zoos are wrong.
we can see pandas They say zoos should be shut down. They argue
more closely in the zoo, but we don’t know the animals have right to live freely. Many animals
pandas’ situations. They could be happy or not. die from sicknesses in the zoo because of use
We don’t know how not only pandas but also of drugs, excessive training, mistreatment and
other animals think about their houses, the zoo. unsuitable environments. Zoos abuse and ignore
So, are zoos right or wrong? the animals’ rights and freedoms. Also, zoos
Some people say zoos are right. They say do not conserve the animals. One of the zoo’s
zoos should not be shut down. They argue zoos purposes is to conserve the animals. However,
can protect animals. If we shut down the zoos, while training the animals, zookeepers beat
we cannot protect animals like endangered the animals and its dignity is getting low.
animals. Zoos are crucial to protect endangered Eventually, zoos cannot conserve animals.
animals. Endangered animals will be hunted We cannot conclude that zoos are right or
by hunters because they are valued at in a high wrong. For some reasons zoos are good and for
price. Also, they can die from insane animals or some reasons zoos are bad. If we make some
rough geographical features and starve because rules about the zoo, we can give animals better
they don’t know how to hunt. Moreover, places. But there is no answer that zoos are right
children can experience lots of things. Young or wrong.
children are curious about animals and animals’
lifestyles. Opportunities to go to the zoo will be Kim, Sanghyo (1-4)
amazing for children. They can experience lots bellekim0307@naver.com
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