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Kids like (and are are like) wild animals  Reasons to Agree : 2 Animals are cool . Seeing wild animals connects people to millions of years of hunting: which has historically included risk and adrenalin. It seems almost natural to start chasing wild animals.  Seeing wild animals connects kids to another world, and so it is eye-opening, which can be fun and interesting.. Videos that agree : James and Geese on the Payette Lake Images that agree Big Horn Sheep, Rocky Mountain National Park, 2014 Phil looking at an Elk in Estes Park, 2014 A bare we saw in Estes Park, 2014. Megan kept saying all the guys were trying to get closer, but the women were protecting the kids. Big Horn Sheep, Rocky Mountain National Park, 2014   This is a photo of a mother "merganser" with its baby riding on its back. My kids and I watched it on the Payette Lake which is in Northern Idaho (2012). A photo of a Stellar's jay, on the railing of my cousin's cab...

Reasons to Agree : +3 It is worth it to have animals be part of your life You should take your kids outside where they can walk around, see different people, and explore their surroundings. Kids get to see all different types of people at the zoo. You should teach your kids about Animals. Kids learn about Animals by going to the zoo. You can't learn to appreciate animals unless you see them. When kids learn about animals, they learn about biology which may result in medical interest. Medical interest can result in an interest in many different jobs, from pharmacy to being a doctor. Learning about animals also teaches about geography. At least it did for our kid, as he learned what animals lived where.  Reasons to disagree : -2 Usually people don't spend much time studying animals at the zoo. People tend to look at the animal, watch it for a few minutes, and move on...  Kids will learn more about animals by having a pet than going to a zoo. Letting your kids have a ...

Reasons to agree : +7 Young kids will never catch geese. Geese can bight back. They have sharp teeth.  Geese are overpopulated. For instance here in Chicago they put chemicals on eggs to prevent them from hatching, because their are too many, and they poop everywhere and create environmental problems. The lack of predators have allowed geese to overpopulate.  If you eat meat you are guilty of more violence against animals than chasing geese.  Geese may get chased by wild animals. They are violent against each other. They rape ducks (google it, it is a fact). You can't apply people ethics to animals. Animals chase each other. Cats chase mice and play with them. If you don't want animals tormented you will have to kill all cats.  Its cool to watch birds fly. Letting kids chase birds until they fly gives kids an awe, and an experience, and an appreciation for animals. It is possible to love animals, and hunt them, as native Americans taught us. Chasing...

Killer whales should not be kept in captivity. Reasons to agree : Over seas zoos are cooler, because they let you have more of an experience with animals Our pets put up with our kids playing with (tormenting) them. See video below for proof. Cats are good on a farm for killing mice. Dogs are good for scaring away possums  raccoon  and field mice.   No one's house needs to be so clean that they don't have animals.  Having animals can help you prepare for your death, and the deaths of those you love. Animals usually have a shorter life span than we do. We don't talk about death enough. It is true that the sun will burn out, and we are the only species that has a chance to escape this earth, but we will be lonely if we can't take any other species with us. Animals experience human emotions .  Reasons to agree :  Pets are a mess. Pets shed. Pets poop and pee in your house or in your yard. Pets ki...