Animals in Captivity: The Unhealthy Truth

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It’s exciting to witness normally undomesticated animals so close, all that separates you and the animal is a thick piece of glass. How else are people going to get so close to lions, monkeys, or elephants other than visiting the nearest zoo. Its safe to say that most of us have been to the zoo, within the last year I been to both the San Diego and Los Angeles Zoo with friends and both zoos have one thing common which is the animals are “unhealthy”. Although there are fun activities at the zoo, one can notice the lack of exercise the animals experience, which is due to the small exhibit they live in and that was only what I can see. I imagine the stress and depression they may have living in the zoos. As you walk from one exhibit to the next, the animals are seen sleeping or pacing back…

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