Today, I found out that giraffes are becoming extinct. I’d say I’m surprised, but the truth is, I’m not. This will make 41,415 that are on that fatal list. Along with the bees and the polar bears, people will simply forget them. They’ll become nothing but a mere memory of the once quiet lives they lived.
Some spent their days within walls that were made of metal bars, never once even knowing what it’s like to be free. Whether it be a circus or a zoo, they lived for peoples entertainment, never once living for themselves.
I think it’s definite that circus animals have it worse than zoo animals. I’ve seen so many videos of innocent animals being held in cages where they can only maybe take a step forward or a step backward. The innocent animals being beaten by the owners. It’s borderline neglect, and the only reason it’s not is that they get so much attention in their circus shows. The amount of disgust those documentaries brought me made it to where I will never be able to enjoy a circus again.
The zoo isn’t much better. Unless they have some crazy big budget, the animals rarely get provided everything a wild animal needs. Who said the workers and owners of the zoo actually care about the animals? I hate to break it to you, but zoos aren’t for endangered animals, zoos are a business. The owners and CEOs only care about how much money they will get at the end of the day, and the next new animal attraction they can get their hands on to attract more people. They live their lives in captivity while little children and their families come and go, staring at them through glass, nets, and bars. How selfish, but I too went to the zoo some time ago to enjoy seeing the lovely animals, but what I didn’t notice was the sadness that rests in the pupils of their eyes. Dark, morbid even.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m not surprised. This world is cruel, I know this. Who said even the animals were safe?
Forty-one thousand four hundred and fifteen.
Today, I found out giraffes are becoming extinct, but I cannot be mad at this world because I am just as guilty as everyone else.
