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zoos keeping wild animals in cages are outdated and outrageous in the twenty first century, we do not need them anymore
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zoos lead to an increase in animal cruelty
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zoos maintain animals in unnatural, cramped conditions - they are exploited for the benefit of a paying public, with little concern about their happiness of welfare.
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zoos make it possible to protect endangered animals from extinction
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zoos mean that some animals are saved from extinction
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Zoos must be abolished as it is not a natural environment and is a form of cruelty and oppression for the animals.
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Zoos offer an easy and cheap way for people to see and learn about animals from all over the world.
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zoos offer people a chance to admire the wonder of animal life/ it can help save endangered species that will die out if not protected.
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zoos offer sanctuary to many creatures as well as proper medical care and births of animals that would not be able to survive in the wild.
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zoos often exhibit poor standards of animal welfare, since they are designed to make money for their owners - it is essentially exploitation under the guise of environmental 'protection'.
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zoos often house injured animals that would be unable to survive in the wild
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zoos only have animals for exhibition do not make any kind of charity with animals and do not give them any kind of love
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zoos ought to be abolished because they are essentially prisons for these wild animals who often become aggressive
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zoos place animals in cages in a fake environment. animals cannot even find a mate themselves. animals should roam free not locked up.
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zoos play a crucial role in protecting endangered species
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Zoos play an important part in the conservation of many species and encourage children to be more interested in both animals and the ecology of the world.
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zoos prevent animals from returning to their natural habitats, forcing them into confinement and disregarding their instincts of living in the wild.
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zoos promote animal welfare awareness. children who go to zoos are more likely to want to help conservation and protection of these animals.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos protect endangered species and are leaders in the fight to conserve natural resources
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Zoos protect many of the near extinct animals and should be kept open.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos protect species and provide learning
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Zoos provide a platform for people to understand the natural and animal world.
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zoos provide a safe haven for animals that may not make it in nature
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zoos provide a safe place for animals who are unable to live outdoors
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide a unique experience for children that they wouldn't otherwise have.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide an educational opportunity for all ages.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide an excellent learning opportunity for children.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide an excellent learning opportunity for many children.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide an excellent way for people to learn about animals from all over.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide an important preservation role - they are the last sanctuary for certain species that would have died out in the natural world, and the loss of these animals would be a tragedy.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide an opportunity to save many species of animals that are becoming extinct and zoos should not be abolished to save the animals.
We should abolish zoos
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Zoos provide care to animals that could not survive in the wild.
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zoos provide essential work in keeping engandered species from going extinct.
We should abolish zoos
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Zoos provide food and medical care for animals that would not survive in the wild.
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Zoos provide inhumane and cruel prisons for wold animals they should be scrapped for humane reasons.
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zoos provide rehabilitation services for wounded animals
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zoos provide safe environments for children to learn about animals without having to worry about their safety from wild animals
We should abolish zoos
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zoos provide the only places for some endangered species to survive that they are essential and we should not abolish them we need to support them and their breeding programs.
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zoo's provide the world a service by education and protecting endangered species.
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Zoos provide valuable scientific research and are often the only practical way to sustain vulnerable animal populations, they must be preserved.
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zoos put animals in cages and take away their freedom which in inhumane
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zoos say they help repopulate dying populations of animals, but it's rare that any of the animals they've bred are ever released to the wild. instead they are kept at zoos for profit.
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zoos serve to educate people about animals, and take care of animals that otherwise could not survive in the wild.
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zoos serve to imprison animals and show them off for entertainment.
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zoos serve to protect and nurture animals that were injured or otherwise cannot survive on their own in the wild.
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zoos should be abolished because it is cruel and inhumane to cage animals.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos should be abolished because it is cruel to cage animals.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos should be abolished because it is cruel to keep animals in captivity for entertainment purposes
We should abolish zoos
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zoos should be abolished because the lives of the animals come secondary to the lives of people
We should abolish zoos
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Zoos should be abolished because they keep animals in unnatural habitats.
We should abolish zoos
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Zoos should be abolished because they restrict the natural behaviour of the animals and all too often the conditions are poor.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos should be abolished for the animals to live free
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zoos should be abolished its unnatural to keep animals caged up and restricted they should be left in their natural habitats
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zoos should be abolished so that animals can thrive in a setting that allows them to roam free
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zoos should be abolished. animals have the right to not be locked in cages for daily human viewing pleasure
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zoos should be banned as the animals are kept in tight and confined spaces.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos should not be abolished as they are working to prevent species extinction and the reintroduction of animals into their natural environments
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zoos should not be abolished as they provide the opportunity for revival of some animal species that are becoming extinct and provide a safe environment for their survival.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos should not be abolished because they do important conservation work with endangered species
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zoos should not be abolished. the animals are given their natural habitat and it is a great learning resource for the people.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos shouldn't be abolished because they provide educational resources
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zoos show animals in an unnatural environment and despite enrichment in enclosures cannot provide natural surroundings which is detrimental to the well being of the animals.
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zoos take animals from their natural enviorments.
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zoos take animals from their natural habitat.
We should abolish zoos
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Zoos take animals from their natural habitats and imprison them in unfamiliar and cruel surroundings.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos take animals from their natural habitats for profit
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zoos take animals out of their regular environment for the pleasure of human beings. it is unethical and it should be banned.
We should abolish zoos
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zoos torture animals by keeping them in unnatural cages.
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zoos trap animals in artificial environments.
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zoos trap animals into a meaningless life only to amuse human onlookers
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zoos treat animals badly they should be closed immediately
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zoos unfairly imprison animals and cause them harm
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Zoos work as educational centers and are not the cause of the extinction of animals, rather they help that this does not happen, that's why we should not abolish zoos
We should abolish zoos
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zoos work to help breed endangered species
We should abolish zoos
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