Topic > Persuasive Essay on Zoos - 1210

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is one of several well-known animal rights advocacy groups. Michelle Carr (nd) is an animal lover and member of the recognized animal rights group PETA who believes she is the voice of wild animals being kept away from their natural habitats. Carr recalls his childhood memories and the excitement he felt when he went to see what he thought were euphoric animals. He then began to realize that the animals he had grown to love were actually unhappy, lonely, and bored (Carr, n.d., par. 2). His response to zoos being used for educational purposes is instead to go to