TAILIEUCHUNG - Zoos and Animal Welfare Phần 3

Tham khảo tài liệu 'zoos and animal welfare phần 3', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Elephants Do Not Belong in Zoos In Defense of Animals Elephants should not be kept in zoos according to In Defense of Animals IDA an international association dedicated to ending the exploitation and abuse of animals. In the wild zoo elephants usually walk up to 30 miles 48km a day but in zoos they are forced into small exhibits where they suffer from resulting painful joint disorders foot infections and digestive problems. Zoos are also ill equipped to regard elephants fragile social relationships trading elephants to other zoos on a whim or tearing babies from their mothers at a young age. In addition many zoo handlers still use sharp bullhooks to force elephants into submission. According to IDA due to stress and health problems elephants suffer in zoos most zoo elephants live only half as long as those in the wild. Zoo officials work hard to convince the public that the elephants in their care are happy and healthy. On the contrary most zoo visitors would be shocked to learn that many of the elephants on display survive on a daily diet of painkillers and antiinflammatory medications to mask captivity-related ailments the direct result of inactivity from confinement in artificial and restrictive zoo enclosures. In Defense of Animals Save Elephants in Zoos Inside Zoos 2006. Reproduced by permission. 24 Restricted Movement Results in Health Problems and Premature Death Zoos cannot provide the vast acreage necessary to accommodate elephants need to walk. As the world s largest land mammal elephants are designed for almost constant movement and wild elephant herds easily travel over thirty miles a day on soft soil and varied terrains. Elephants in zoos by contrast spend their entire lives inactive in tiny enclosures standing on concrete or hard compacted dirt. As a result they suffer extremely painful arthritic and degenerative joint disorders and recurrent foot infections as well as digestive problems. With all the stress and illness elephants

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