The Controversy of Zoos

In the world of zoos, there are many instances of controversy between animal rights activists and the zoos them selves.  Although most zoos are humane and take good care of their animals, some zookeepers are inexperienced and abuse animals without knowing it.   I believe that zoos should only  hire zookeepers who are experienced and have a passion for taking care of wild and endangered animals.  Also on the board of controversy is the keeping of elephants in zoos.  Animal rights activists say that elephants, nomadic animals when in the wild, are being repressed in their pens due to the lack of space they are given to walk about.  The animals can develop chronic leg and foot injuries from standing around all day.  Although there are some instances of similar injuries in zoos, for the most part, i believe that all of the animals are well taken care of and that they have large amounts of stimulation, both mentally and physically.