Persuasive Piece Writing.

This week we have been getting ready for speeches, we wrote one for an idea on "Animals Shouldn't be kept in Zoos". We had a success criteria which was using emotive language, persuasive language and using a rhetorical question before our introduction. I found it hard to go back and add persuasive language. Animals should be free because keeping them in a cage all day is wrong, they have no space to roam around and then their muscles become weak and sore. 

Animals shouldn't be kept in zoos

Do you think that zoos are a suitable habitat for animals?

I firmly believe that they shouldn’t be kept in zoos because in captivity they rely on the humans to survive, their natural hunting and their surviving skills have been taken away and they have been taken away from their natural habitat. 

Firstly, animals rely on humans for survival. Some tourists or visitors feed them food that they are not supposed to be eating and then the animals become fat, obese of even get diabetes which causes all the animals to become ill. The zookeepers feed them by hand so the animals cannot learn how to hunt for their own food. 

Secondly, they have been taken away from their natural habitat that they are used to. Their muscles become weak and sore because in a cage there is not so much space for them to roam around. Some habitats' temperatures can be different which could give them a different reaction whether it's hot or cold. 

Thirdly, animals have been separated from their family. They get aggressive and eager for their family. That causes them to become depressed and get anxiety then they crave for the animal's family. It's extremely cruel to separate the animals beloved family members just to entertain people and feed them, plus treating them wrongly.

In conclusion, I firmly believe that it's not right to keep animals cooped up in a cage just for people to stare at.