世界節(jié)假日博覽 第72期:動物園關(guān)注日

Zoo Awareness Day (ZAD) is a day on which people question the place and value of zoos in the twenty-first century. It is organized by the Captive Animals'Protection Society (CAPS), which says zoos are mainly for tourism rather than protecting animals. CAPS says that even though many zoos promote themselves as places of education, conservation and research, they are really just a tourist attraction. ZAD is to make people aware that animals in zoos suffer from physical and psychological problems because they are in cages. CAPS says the “protection of natural habitats is the only way to prevent further species decline”. The organization says people today can learn about animals from the Internet and by looking at high definition TV.
在動物園關(guān)注日，人們會對21世紀動物園的生存價值展開討論。該節(jié)日由“圈養(yǎng)動物保護協(xié)會”發(fā)起，稱動物園的主要功能是服務(wù)旅游業(yè)，而不是保護動物。該機構(gòu)表示稱，即使許多動物園聲稱動物園是集教育、保護與研究為一體，但它就是一個旅游場所。該節(jié)日希望提高人們對動物的保護意識，它們被囚禁在牢籠里，遭受著身體和心靈的迫害。“圈養(yǎng)動物保護協(xié)會”稱，保護自然棲息地是減少物種數(shù)量的唯一辦法。該組織認為，人們可以通過上網(wǎng)，觀看高清電視了解動物。


So what do people do on Zoo Awareness Day? CAPS hopes you are concerned enough about animal rights to join different campaigns. Suggestions include holding peaceful protests outside zoos, writing letters to newspapers and setting up information stalls to tell people that animals belong in the wild. CAPS says: “We don’t need zoos anymore. Keeping these beautiful creatures caged up and bored to tears for our sake is just plain wrong.” What do you think of zoos? Are they necessary in this day and age? Everybody agrees that we should protect animals and ensure their survival, but do zoos actually help this? Maybe some of the world's zoos do play a role in conservation and education, but there are others in which animals do suffer.
人們會在這一天舉辦什么活動？“圈養(yǎng)動物保護協(xié)會”認為，我們對動物權(quán)益的關(guān)注已經(jīng)夠多了，不再需要參加其它團體組織?；顒影ㄔ趧游飯@外舉行和平示威活動，向媒體寫信，建立信息臺，告訴人們動物應(yīng)該回歸大自然。“圈養(yǎng)動物保護協(xié)會”稱：“我們不需要動物園。將美麗生物困于牢中，百無聊賴，這真的是大錯特錯。”你認為的動物園是什么？在當今世界，動物園是否還有存在的價值？所有人都認為我們應(yīng)該保護動物，維持它們的生存，但動物園真的做到這些了嗎？或許有些動物園真的在保護和教育方面起到了作用，但仍有許多動物園動物正在遭受著痛苦。