If zoos closed, animals wouldn't spend their whole lives in cages just so people can stare at them. I guess it just feels wrong to keep them locked up for our entertainment, even if the other side says zoos help. That's my gut feeling.

Closing zoos would mean fewer animals stuck in captivity, which feels like the practical win here. My opponent makes a fair point about bigger enclosures, I guess, but a bigger cage is still a cage. I just can't shake that gut feeling.

The practical thing is that closing zoos means way fewer animals living out their lives behind glass. My opponent makes a fair point about endangered animals, and honestly I am not sure how to answer that. I just still feel it is wrong to keep them locked up.