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So...what is your opinion on the zoo? Now...think about it for a sec. Is it right for animals to be penned up in a cage so people can oogle at them and throw them feed for that 25 cents? Everyone says its educational..but who doesn't know what a monkey looks like? Isn't an encyclopedia a better alternative source to knowing what certain animals look like and their background information? By having them shoved into cages, we are ruining their lifestyle...we feed them food and have them just stand around doing nothing...if that animal were to be sent out to the wild...it wouldn't survive. And let's not forget about the offspring...undergoing an artificial lifestyle, it would impact them heavily also. Is it worth ruining the lifestyles of various animals for the pure sake of "wanting to know what [so-and-so] looks like in real life?"...I don't think that really balances out.

[ComradeRed]

Is it right for animals to be penned up in a cage so people can oogle at them and throw them feed for that 25 cents?

Yes.

Everyone says its educational..but who doesn't know what a monkey looks like?

www.freestarmedia.com --> Scroll down and check out the Social Security Monkey. You've never seen a monkey, until you've seen the Social Security Monkey.

Isn't an encyclopedia a better alternative source to knowing what certain animals look like and their background information?

Haha: Ever since Wikipedia was launched, I've learned not to trust encyclopedias.

By having them shoved into cages, we are ruining their lifestyle...we feed them food and have them just stand around doing nothing...if that animal were to be sent out to the wild...it wouldn't survive.

That's why we should make them cagefight.

And let's not forget about the offspring...undergoing an artificial lifestyle, it would impact them heavily also.

Animals can have abortions too, you know.

Is it worth ruining the lifestyles of various animals for the pure sake of "wanting to know what [so-and-so] looks like in real life?"...I don't think that really balances out.

Well, how else are people in Pennsylvania going to see what African creatures look like? Gladiator fests? That's what the Romans did; which brings me back to the cagefight idea. I think it's worth looking in to.

[ApocalypseAelis]

Yes.

Why?

Haha: Ever since Wikipedia was launched, I've learned not to trust encyclopedias.

Wikipedia is different from a normal encyclopedia. On Wikipedia, anybody can edit it to their liking. The information isn't always correct. A normal encyclopedia at the local library, on the other hand, cannot be edited. The information it stores must be correct, or else people wouldn't use it. Wikipedia can be changed by anyone, but I've found it to be a pretty reliable source, anyway.

Animals can have abortions too, you know.

Yes; great idea. To prevent confusion and distress among newborn animals, we should just not have newborn animals! Then all the creatures at the zoo can die out very quickly, leaving behind their rotting carcasses next to empty cages. What a wonderfully educational experience for all of us.

That's why we should make them cagefight.

And of course forcing animals to brutally mutilate each other is a much more humane and sensible alternative to merely imprisoning them.

Well, how else are people in Pennsylvania going to see what African creatures look like? Gladiator fests? That's what the Romans did; which brings me back to the cagefight idea. I think it's worth looking in to.

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