Animals in A Zoo

Me personally I love the zoo, just this weekend I took my children, luckily we purchased the annual pass at a reasonable price for the (4) of us, so we get to go unlimited for the rest of the year. But my children love it. I do agree, if animals are well maintained and given the proper care and space required for animals that normally live in the wild, I don't see what harm it does to the animal. The zoo that we have by our house is huge and the animals have a tremendous amount of space. Some of them have been there for a while, so you can tell that they have adapted and are used to having people around them.

hi SIMPLYD, We used to go to Manila Zoo before the last time I visit it was two years ago with jaiho,her kids and some of our friends I was disappointed that there was less animals now and it seems they are not well take care of In some point those animal advocate has a point if they can't take care of the animals properly then set them free in the wild which they really belongs. Malabon Zoo is really a maintained one happy mylotting

well, I do not think it's a good idea to keep animals in zoos. Mnay years ago, zoos had only iron fences and cages in which every type of animal suffered a miserable life. Currently, most zoos have more conditions and implements to keep animals more comfortable and easy. But I do not think that's the only thing animals will enjoy. They should enjoy as much freedom as we humans do. I don't think humans have any right to keep animals behind bars and being observed, and I don't think humans have any more right to keep some animals in cages just becoz they are "Dangerous. I think God creates so many different kinds of creatures not to let some take control over others, but to let them share the planet. well, that's what I think.

For me yes it is very nice to look at when I was a child i will get scared of elephant for now I will be happy much to it.

Hi Simplyd, I totally agree with you. Sometimes i feel animals are jailed in zoos for human sake. They have to be free at the forests. But as long as they given proper care and made home like feel, then its happy for them and us to watch.

Hi! Just like you, I really enjoy going to zoos. I love to see the animals. But what I would really want is to give the animals bigger space as I noticed some of them are too big for their little places. I am not disagreeing with taking care of them at zoos. Why? Because many people would just kill them in the wild. To avoid their extinction, I think it would be better if we take care of them in zoos and I think what would be even better is to provide a really huge wild life like place for them but is very secured to make sure no human can hurt them. Happy mylotting!

Hi SimplyD! I haven't been in a zoo but I've seen pictures of the animals and the cages they live in. I would have to agree with the animal advocates saying that these animals are deprived of their natural habitat. Zoos are great, I agree there, because they are educational and children can learn a lot from there as well as adult but zoos should be as accommodating and as natural as it can for the animals to live healthily and happily. I think it's an abuse if we deprive them of that. Just like people, if you are placed in a place which is not your natural habitat would you be comfortable? So I think it's really best if the zoos can be made like a forest or a jungle so that the animals can live happily there.

Dear friend, I feel those animals in zoo would be difficult for people to see in jungles, moreover it would be dangerous too. If those zoo animals are cared well and zoo maintained well I feel these animals would be much better than jungle in zoo. Moreover these animals would be well cared with proper food, medicine and other needful things. But the most problems would be on the environment and climate that is needed to suit these zoo animals. May be the zoo authorities care them with artificial or they would have found any other remedy for helping climate adjustment for those animals in zoo.

I have read in the new that Manila Zoo might be closed. It is a bit sad because i was also able to go there when i was a kid! And i am proud to say i was able to see a ZEBRA for real! lol plus the elephants and those big snakes! It was surreal for me that time hahaha and was even wanting to take the children there. But i guess the management lacked on their part. They could have maintained the zoo, like make it nicer, add more attractions to create more income so they could maintain the health of the animals and the cleanliness of the area! I hope they will still keep the zoo. I am also aware that there are animal advocates that does not want the animals to be in the zoo because they find it cruel but i believe they are not cruel unless they abuse the animals like those in the circus. It is even educational for children since children will learn what these animals are like and how to respect these animals.

I quite agree with you. Yes, animals would have a way better and natural life for them in the wild. BUT there are many endangered species who are hunted for their fur, meat or other body parts. If these species wouldn't have been saved and brought to the zoos, they would have been gone by now. And yes, some zoos have very good conditions for animals to live in, they have enough room to run around freely, good surroundings (trees, plants, hiding places, toys) and they are also very well fed. So zoos aren't in my opinion as scary as some animal advocates say. Of course there are some zoos where conditions are very poor, so those should be given an increased funding to improve the conditions for animals who live there.

I see nothing wrong with zoo's. I have been to the zoo as a child myself and with my own children. I enjoyed more as a child though, I guess I had more energy. But it is enjoyable to see my children enjoy the zoo. I think they do take good care of those animals.

I loved visiting the zoo as a kid. But when I think of it now, it feels like forever since I last set foot in a zoo. Anyway, oh I remember visiting an amusement park and touring around the "zoo". Well i don't know if it's a zoo but there's this huge park with tigers and lions and bears around and we had to tour in a bus. It was so amazing, they were just out there and free!!

Fanatic animal right advocates could be too "passionate" about their call. It is true that animals should be released to their natural habitat, but I agree that having them caged in the zoo could also help people. Let us just make it a point to always have them in a wide cage and must be treated with care and nourishment.

I agree with you. I am a huge animal lover, and of course I would much prefer to see animals in the wild in their natural habitat. But there is definitely a role for animals in captivity - they are invaluable for education and as you say, if there were no zoos at all then people would not be able to ever see the large majority of animals in the world. Also, there are some animals who are endangered in the wild, and living in captivity can give them some chance to breed and survive. But it is of utmost importance that these animals are treated well, in enclosures that are big enough for them, and are given the right food and habitat to live in.

When I was a kid I also enjoyed Manila Zoo ! Looking at animals i have never seen before. I really didn't know and i wasn't aware at that time that keeping them in the zoo have some adverse effect on the animals. But now i am aware of it. Yes it's nice to keep those animals in the zoo in the perspective of the people who enjoys going there but i hope that the zoo would be able to take care of them and give them proper homes. When my son was 2 years old i brought him there and i was very disappointed with how the animals are living in Manila zoo. There are some wildlife zoos in our country where the animals are not put in cages but rather they are made to roam around in a vast land that gives them a proper home. I would rather go those places rather than the zoo where they are confined in cages.