“Zoos: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone.” People For the Ethical Treatment Of Animals. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2015.

Background: This article goes through a short history of how zoos have evolved over time. This article talks about the debate on whether zoo trips are educational. The article points out why animals are drove crazy and how they are exploited.

How I Used It: The information in this article caused me to argue that it is pointless to have people visit zoos as an educational experience because most people spend little to no time actually observing these animals. People can’t learn about an animal and how it functions in only a few seconds.

 “Zoos Neither Educate nor Empower Children, Newly Published Research Suggest.” Captive Animals’ Protection Society. N.p., 24 Sept. 2014. Web. 25 Oct. 2015.

Background: This article talks about newly published research about whether or not zoo trips are educational or not. The researchers studied children’s experience with zoos. The researchers main argument is that children’s minds don’t change after going to see wild animals in a zoo.

How I used it: I used this article to show that there are so many distractions at a zoo that children don’t learn little to nothing about any of the animals that the examine. There are more non-related listed things on a zoo map that don’t have to do with the animals. I used this to argue that the zoo trips that elementary schools take are not educational.

Lombardi, Linda. “Animals Saved From Extinction By Zoos.” Vetstreet. Web. 8 Nov. 2015.

Background: This article speaks about eight different zoos that have helped wild animals from extinction. The article explains the benefits of captivity when an animal is endangered or sick. The article suggest that animals can be taken  in to breed and expand their population.