世界節(jié)假日博覽 第72期:動(dòng)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(dòng)物園關(guān)注日，人們會(huì)對(duì)21世紀(jì)動(dòng)物園的生存價(jià)值展開討論。該節(jié)日由“圈養(yǎng)動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)”發(fā)起，稱動(dòng)物園的主要功能是服務(wù)旅游業(yè)，而不是保護(hù)動(dòng)物。該機(jī)構(gòu)表示稱，即使許多動(dòng)物園聲稱動(dòng)物園是集教育、保護(hù)與研究為一體，但它就是一個(gè)旅游場(chǎng)所。該節(jié)日希望提高人們對(duì)動(dòng)物的保護(hù)意識(shí)，它們被囚禁在牢籠里，遭受著身體和心靈的迫害。“圈養(yǎng)動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)”稱，保護(hù)自然棲息地是減少物種數(shù)量的唯一辦法。該組織認(rèn)為，人們可以通過上網(wǎng)，觀看高清電視了解動(dòng)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(huì)在這一天舉辦什么活動(dòng)？“圈養(yǎng)動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)”認(rèn)為，我們對(duì)動(dòng)物權(quán)益的關(guān)注已經(jīng)夠多了，不再需要參加其它團(tuán)體組織。活動(dòng)包括在動(dòng)物園外舉行和平示威活動(dòng)，向媒體寫信，建立信息臺(tái)，告訴人們動(dòng)物應(yīng)該回歸大自然。“圈養(yǎng)動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)”稱：“我們不需要?jiǎng)游飯@。將美麗生物困于牢中，百無聊賴，這真的是大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)。”你認(rèn)為的動(dòng)物園是什么？在當(dāng)今世界，動(dòng)物園是否還有存在的價(jià)值？所有人都認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該保護(hù)動(dòng)物，維持它們的生存，但動(dòng)物園真的做到這些了嗎？或許有些動(dòng)物園真的在保護(hù)和教育方面起到了作用，但仍有許多動(dòng)物園動(dòng)物正在遭受著痛苦。