SUN JOURNAL • March 11, 2024
The behavior of captive animals is not what one would see in the wild. Animals can have mental health problems. Zoos can’t provide the same space that animals have in the wild. Zoos choose baby animals and leave parents in the wild, also controlling their mating. The animals should be left in the place that they were found. Zoos seem to only put the animals through more stress and put them in a place of bad mental health more than they do any good. It seems like some zoos only care about the profit more than they care about the animals. ~ Faith Hanson, Spruce Mountain High School, Jay, class of 2027