Zoos: Good or Bad?

What is one of the potential benefits of zoos?

• Forcing animals to perform tricks

• Educating the public about conservation issues

• Selling surplus animals to circuses

• Capturing animals in the wild

What is a criticism of zoos according to the text?

• Causing animals to suffer physically and mentally

• Releasing surplus animals back into the wild

• Providing a safe environment for mistreated animals

• Supporting international breeding programmes

What is one of the important modern functions of zoos mentioned in the text?

• Forcing animals to perform tricks

• Educating the public about conservation issues

• Supporting international breeding programmes

• Selling surplus animals to circuses

What is a criticism of captive breeding programmes according to the text?

• Selling surplus animals to circuses

• Causing animals to suffer physically and mentally

• Releasing surplus animals back into the wild

• Supporting international breeding programmes

What is the potential harm of surplus animals from breeding programmes being sold to other places?

• They are mistreated in circuses

• They are threatened by poachers

• They are familiar with humans

• They have very little chance of escaping

What is the potential benefit of breeding programmes according to the text?

• Capturing animals in the wild

• Forcing animals to perform tricks

• Causing animals to suffer physically and mentally

• Increasing genetic diversity

What is a potential negative impact of zoos on animals according to the text?

• Providing a safe environment for mistreated animals

• Releasing surplus animals back into the wild

• Causing animals to suffer physically and mentally

• Supporting international breeding programmes

What is one of the potential positive outcomes of captive breeding programmes according to the text?

• Increasing genetic diversity

• Forcing animals to perform tricks

• Causing animals to suffer physically and mentally

• Capturing animals in the wild

According to the article, what may outweigh the harmful effects of zoos?

• Lack of conservation efforts

• Decreased public awareness

• Effective individual zoo management

• Increased animal suffering

Why do some critics argue that marine parks are problematic?

• Lack of entertainment

• Unnatural behaviors forced on dolphins and whales

• Educational programs

• Adequate space for animals