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The document discusses the purposes and impacts of animal captivity. The main purposes of captivity are education, entertainment, conservation, and experimental research. However, captivity can also have negative impacts on animals, including poor diet, inbreeding, physical abuse, stress and anxiety, and decreased activity. These issues can arise due to inadequate and artificial environments as well as a lack of proper care. While captivity aims to benefit humans, it often compromises animal welfare.

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The document discusses the purposes and impacts of animal captivity. The main purposes of captivity are education, entertainment, conservation, and experimental research. However, captivity can also have negative impacts on animals, including poor diet, inbreeding, physical abuse, stress and anxiety, and decreased activity. These issues can arise due to inadequate and artificial environments as well as a lack of proper care. While captivity aims to benefit humans, it often compromises animal welfare.

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Animal

Captivity
By Christina Elrod

Purposes of Animal Captivity


Education
Zoos allow the public to observe wild animals in person and get a sense of their
diet, behaviors, and habitats.

Entertainment
There is a lot of revenue being made when it comes to zoos and circuses because
the public enjoys the chance to witness wild animals performing tricks, as well as
just getting the chance to see creature that they dont normally see every day.

Conservation
Animals are placed into captivity by conservationist when the animal is either
injured or has had their natural habitat destroyed due to globalization or
environmental changes.

Experimental Research
Animals are often placed into research facilities for experimentation for the
purpose of finding cures for diseases or illnesses and for testing man-made
products.

Negative Impacts of Captivity


Despite the benefits of animal captivity, there are several negative
aspects as well. These problems include:
Poor diet
Inbreeding
Physical abuse
Decreased activity
Stress/Anxiety

Poor Diet
The diet fed to animals in captivity lacks the same mechanics and
nutrition that is prevalent in the wild. Poor diet can often lead to
many problems such as:
Periodontal disease
Calculus buildup
Osteodystrophia fibrosa
Loss of eyesight
Limb paralysis
Oversized teeth

Inbreeding
Animals in captivity are often bred with other family members for
the purpose of creating animals with popular recessive traits,
such as the white tiger, or for the purpose of prevent the
extinction of a species.
Inbreeding can cause several problems including:
Increased genetic adaptation
Physical deformities
Physical pain/discomfort
Cognitive impairment
Shorter life-spans

Physical Abuse/Neglect
Lack of medical care

Proper medical care is often neglected due to lack of funds or the difficulty
of getting close to the animal without the risk of being injured.

Whipping/Shocking/Beating

Animals in captivity are often punished or sometimes abused by their care


takers in an effort to get the animal to obey or perform for the public.

Experimentation

Scientists test medication and man-made products on animal in order to


determine whether or not they are safe for human use. These
experimentations are often uncomfortable or painful for the animals and
can result in death.

Stress/Anxiety
Captive animals often experience chronic stress, anxiety, or
even depression, which can be observed through obsessive,
repetitive behaviors. These behaviors include pacing, circling,
swaying, chewing, and self-mutilation.
Factors that cause stress in captive animals include:
Inadequate diets
Artificial environments
Lack of exercise/foraging
Small enclosures
Insufficient socialization
Reintegration into the wild

Decreased Activity
Due to small enclosures and lack of stimuli, animals often
become bored, lethargic, depressed, or anxious because of lack
of exercise.
The lack of activity can also cause health problems, such as
obesity, within the animal, as well as shorter life-spans and
infant mortality.

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Times (pre-1997 Fulltext): 1. Oct 05 1988. ProQuest. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.

Kapoor, Varsha, et al. "Oral Health Correlates of Captivity." Research in


veterinary science 107 (2016): 213-9. ProQuest. Web. 06 Dec. 2016.

Keulartz, Jozef. "Captivity for Conservation? Zoos at a Crossroads." Journal of


Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 28.2 (2015): 335-51. ProQuest. Web. 04
Oct. 2016.

O'Regan, Hannah J., and Andrew C. Kitchener. "The Effects of Captivity on the
Morphology of Captive, Domesticated and Feral Mammals." Mammal Review 35
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