Room 25 have been debating whether or not animals should be kept in zoos or not. Check out what they have to say:

Should animals be kept in zoos?

I think animals should not be kept in zoos.

Zoos are not natural habitats. For example polar bear, penguin and arctic fox enclosures are supposed to be freezing cold and covered in ice. At Sea World Australia they have a polar bear and it is way too hot for them.

Secondly there are animals that need to  be kept in opposite temperatures than polar bears. Animals like camels and lizards need warm and dry weather. They like the desert which is opposite to Antarctica and the Arctic.

Lastly zoos do not have big enough enclosures for animals. There is not enough room for them to run, climb and jump like they could in the wild. In the wild there are no boundaries and there is a lot of space for them to run and jump. Animals like cheetahs need lots of space to run because they are fast runners.

So because zoos are too small and not natural habitats I believe that animals shouldn’t be kept in zoos.

By Emma A

Should animals be kept in zoos?

I think only some animals should be kept in zoos.

Animals need to be in different climates. For example polar bears like ice and cold weather but camels like desserts and hot weather.

Secondly there are endangered animals like kiwis that need to be protected from stoats, ferrets, weasels, rats, possums, cats and dogs because we still want them them.

In zoos animals die much younger than if they were in the wild.

Therefore I think only some animals should be kept in zoos.

By Blake