Cours interactif d'anglais - Should zoos be baned? Is it cruel to keep animals in zoos?

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Exposé interactif, anglais, zoos, animals well-being, animals

Résumé du document

Ce cours interactif vise à faire interagir la classe en leur posant des questions, recueillant leur avis, créant un débat, etc. sur le sujet suivant : Should zoos be band? Is it cruel to keep animals in zoos? Ce cours se base sur plusieurs documents supports en anglais.

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[...] Do you think that zoos are necessary to protect some species? III) A potential solution: new forms of zoos? Natural parks and reserves already exist, but maybe they should become models for tomorrow's zoos. Indeed, the main of problem of zoos is the conditions in which animals are held captive: they don't have enough space so they struggle to live a decent life and their health might quickly deteriorate. According to the journalist from the Time article, "Nearly two centuries after the first modern zoo opened in London's Regent's Park, the very concept of a place where families can visit and observe animals is being questioned like never before." It means that it is time to find new forms of zoos, more respectful of animals. [...]

[...] Cours interactif d'anglais - Should zoos be baned? Is it cruel to keep animals in zoos? Documents: - Alison Benjamin and Toby Moses, "Should zoos be banned?", The Guardian, June 1st - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/01/should-zoos-be-banned-head-to-head - James Nolan, "All the Reasons Why Zoos Should be Banned", Vice, June 24th -https://www.vice.com/da/article/gqmvzx/why-we-should-close-all-zoos-778 - "US Zoos Defend Flying in 17 Elephants from Africa: Rescue Mission'", Wochit News (Youtube news channel), March 13th - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFCjjLOt94 - Justin Worland, "The Future of Zoos: Zoos to Change in Big Ways", Time, February 16th - http://time.com/4672990/the-future-of-zoos/?# Introduction Nowadays, zoos are more and more questioned, essentially because they seem to harm animals and to deteriorate their well-being. [...]

[...] According to him, this tragedy could have been avoided because there is no good reason to keep animals captive in zoos, far from their native lands. Then, he proceeds to describe how animals in zoos have health and psychological problems, or are mistreated. The third document is an article from Time published in 2017, "The Future of Zoos: Challenges Force Zoos to Change in Big Ways". It evokes the challenges that zoos have to face today, saying that a number of zoos cannot stay the way they are. [...]

[...] Zoos also enable people to see a lot of different animals, as most of them will never afford travels to see them in their real habitats. In the end, letting children visit zoos raises their awareness of animal protection, according to the journalist. Wochit News video: this video shows us a case where animals were actually saved by a zoo. While the transfer of 17 elephants from Swaziland in Africa to an American zoo was heavily criticized, it was proven that these animals were going to be killed if they had stayed in their country. What do you think of this argument? [...]

[...] The first journalist criticizes how zoos bring poor living conditions to animals; she also states that they should not be seen as the only way to protect animals. The second journalist mainly defends zoos' ability to preserve endangered species. The second document tackling the issue of zoos is an article from Vice, entitled "All the Reasons Why Zoos Should be Banned". This time, the article has a very clear position against zoos. The journalist begins with a news, a flood in Tbilisi (Georgia) causing the death of several animals from the city's zoo. [...]