Animals In Captivity

Heyy my names Katie and I'm a 17 year old Future Environmental Defender (FED). I am so passionate about this movement because I think it’s important we act now to save our environment before it’s too late, and so far leaving it up to the adults and the politicians hasn't gotten us very far, I believe as a youth united group impassioned about the environment, our home, we can and should do something about it. Just because we are young does not mean we cannot do anything and I believe it is crucial we are educated and informed about what is happening around us, because ignorance is not bliss. I’m going to be blogging about animals in captivity and raise awareness of what animals in captivity go through and the changes of their natural, unrefined self that takes place once brought up in captivity. This is a prime age to be educated and enlightened about the facts that are killing the environment and it is crucial to act now.

Im not here to say, the wild is an idyllic place for wild animals, free from danger or harm, however animals, lions, orcas, elephants, penguins, you name it! have evolved and adapted over thousands of years to live in their type of NATURAL environment. Putting animals in areas unsuitable for them causes stress, depression and many behaviour issues. Animals kept in unfitting environments, fed improperly suffer severely physically as well as emotionally, causing a lower life expectantly. Zoo’s are prisons that leave animals with no way of escape or form of defence in a dangerous situation, the animals held in captivities all around the world are often starved and deprived veterinary care. In regards to this, another main cause of death among animals in captivity is the animals eating rubbish thrown into their cages or animals abused and beaten by people stealing the animals from their pen as they have no where to run to get free, when you think about it, prisoners have it better off. You can help now! by stopping support of zoos, stop buying tickets and slowly zoos will stop breeding animals, stop imprisoning them and go out of business. Animals that are forced to live in artificial stressful and just plain boring habitats are removed from their natural infinite environment, social structure and ripped from their families. They are confined to such small, and restrictive habitats depriving them of physical and mental stimulation necessities. If you love animals, see them in their natural environment and not their artificial habitat. Check out Blackfish, it’s a sweet as doco that informs you of the issue at hand. :)

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