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Should we keep animals in zoos?
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All animals have rights, so they should not be be taken from their homes in the wild.
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Pro claim 1
Animals are just as important as people, because they are living creatures. We should treat them with the same respect as we do humans.
Pro claim 2
Zoos
started
as entertainment for humans. It is especially unfair to take animals from their homes just to make humans happy.
Con claim 1
Animals are not as clever as humans, so they cannot understand human traits like empathy (understanding other people's pain or unhappiness). Therefore, they do not have rights like human beings do.
Con claim 2
Some animals are born in captivity. They would not be able to survive if they were released into the wild, because they're used to being looked after by humans instead.