Is it ethical correct to keep animals in Zoo’s ?

I am not saying that zoos are all bad, they do provide us with education, and most zoo’s make a great job in caring and activating, and breeding programs exchange animals between zoos to keep a healthy gene poll.

It is also the cause of animals getting close to extinction, at least 40-100 years ago when all animals were caught in the wild, and no breeding programs available.

Do you mean parks or reservations in countries where the animals come from ?

I believe that animals belong in the wild, and as humans we have a huge responsibility to protect animals and their natural habitat. I realize that animals born in zoo’s can not be released into the wild, beside zoo’s also provides an educational role. But not all animals are suitable for zoo’s. I want fewer animals in the zoo giving them more space, and it should be illegal to catch any animal in the wild.

I am not saying that zoo’s are all bad but: It is a fact that not all animals can breed in captivity. Besides I wouldn’t like to be trapped in a cage all my life