I want to break into a Zoo and free the animals

I don't blame you feeling that way-I can't go to zoos-it's too depressing looking at the animals in their cages. And most of the people gawking at them who should be in the cages.

But zoos do a lot of good. A lot of research and experiments that help animals in the wild. And without zoos there would be some species that would almost be extinct.

 

I don't like dirty little private zoos, but the big ones don't seem too bad to me. People get to see animals they would never normally encounter except in a book. It makes them real. It gets more people involved, imo.

It's hard to care about something that you've never really seen. If the starving children in Africa were sitting outside our doors, they would probably get more help, too.

 

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Looks like a lot of fun eh?

I remember when i was in jail and how much i hated it. I'd probably hate it even more if foreigners stopped by to stare and point at us.

Fuuuuck that.

 

Including humans.

 

Fun? You think animals care about fun? They care about survival. And that is far easier in a zoo than in the wild. In the wild, life is harsh and merciless.

While I certainly see where you're coming from, your idea is naive at best. None of those animals would survive in the wild, even if they were somehow deposited into their proper habitat. Even if they weren't born in the zoo, they would likely be unable to readapt to their natural environment. Unless you were talking about a reintroduction program, in which case they could possibly learn to manage, but over time.

And as was mentioned, plenty of animals that are extinct in the wild are kept alive in zoos. If humanity ever regains it senses, we can perhaps re-introduce those species to the wild.

I do agree that animals are better off in the wild, but to break them out of a zoo would be more cruel than leaving them in there. Also, I'm sure if animals could choose, plenty of them would choose the comfort and security of their "cell" over the unforgiving realities of life in the wild. Much like the vast majority of humans choose to stay essentially enslaved by society, where they are comfortable, instead of going out of their comfort zones and actually taking some risk.

 

Psssh, I don't know what everyone's on about, I'd be stoked to be on display in a cushy custom made for me environment. I'd jerk it with a frog and shit. It'd be saaah-weeeeet.

Also, I've been behind the scenes at a smaller zoo before and while it's not necessarily representative of any other zoo, the animals there were very well taken care of, and there was a really sweet bond between them and their caretakers, almost like that of a human with a dog companion. All the animals had unique personalities and it was just a really happy environment.

That being said, I love zoos. And I need to make a long trip to go check on an elephant now.

 

Me and my brother were just talking about this. I don't mind keeping animals captive to help them. But exploitation is wrong. When I was little I realized it was wrong when and monkey picked up a blanket and huddled in it and people were like wow its so smart. And everyone pressed the shutter on their cameras. You could tell the monkey was not content with its cage It was probably the size of my garage. And it was with about 5 others. The older one looked depressed and just stayed in a "tree" watching.

 

dude zoos make people happy

 

Isn't that how 28 Days Later started?

 

Lol you know I think one huge misconception is that when you really stop and think about it, we think of these creatures in small spaces, but do we, perhaps, as non animal/species experts forget perhaps that alot of nature is perhaps less in need of vast or infinite space and quite content within confined limits as long as their needs are taken care of, and particularly if they are perhaps raised in a zoo environment by birth. And they are still treated as a wild animal, and NOT in any way is there an attempt to domesticate it, which has often in many sad instances proven to be harmful to both the owner and the animal. But there is really no evidence that indicates that zoos have caused psychological damage, perhaps laziness. and a loss in instinct for survival, but in such a small portion that it obviously isn't going to affect evolution.
Therefore, I guess I just don't believe that zoos are inherently torturous to animals- of course I'm sure there are zoos, just like there are pet stores and pet owners and EVERYTHING and are perverse and abusive, but the concept of the zoo I don't believe to be inherently depraved as long as they have the goal of providing the animal a loving and respectful stay and a recreation of its environment- like KinkyRamona said- it sounds like a great deal to me!!!
I mean if you are like me and believe that animals, unlike humans, do not have souls per se, and therefore do not have the human battle of free will, then you aren't "robbing" them of a choice btwn living in a real or fake environment.

 

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