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Monday, December 7, 2009

animals in captivity

I thought it was very interesting when Pi was talking about the zoo he grew up with. He spend many pages talking about animals in captivity such as a zoo. He made an appeal that these animals are not unhappy and may even be better off in captivity than FREE. I thought his arguments were fascinating. Do you agree or disagree with him?
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Unknown said...

I have never thought animals in captivity were better off but I do think Pi made some very compelling arguments. I guess I still think animals are better off in their natural habitat. They may not be as "safe" but "safe" is not always best. Are they really living? As a human I have to ask myself, would I trade really living and having freedom for being totally safe? I'm fairly conservative but would still choose freedom and the ability to live my life as I choose. Thus, I think that's probably best for animals as well.

December 7, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Ashley said...

I never did like the idea of Zoos either, but like Marvel said, Pi made some great arguments. I don't think I'd choose safety over freedom, but then I'm not an animal I'm a person with emotional and intellectual differences from animals. I wouldn't say all animals should be in zoos or all should be free, but I am no longer uncomfortable about animals in zoos as long as they are well taken care of.

December 9, 2009 at 11:19 AM

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