Talk:Captivity (animal)

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message: Instinct or innate behavior is the inborn predisposition of a living organism toward a complex behavior. These behaviors are seen in instances of animal fighting, courtship behavior, the fight or flee response, and the building of nests in the wild. An instinct is what saves an animal from being the prey or predator in any given situation. Problems arise in organizations like zoo’s and sanctuaries when caretakers aren’t fully aware of the wild animal’s natural or instinctive needs. Therefore, it’s a general must-have knowledge to know caring for captive animals takes time, knowledge and coinage. Even more to know how to provide everything that is essential, such as food, water, and the correct environment. This is a must and best way to prevent suffering and guarantees good health for the animal. Placing a captive animal in surroundings that are inappropriate or for the wrong reasons can cause anxiety induced behavior, damage to natural born instincts, and as such, have a legal responsibility to meet that animal’s emotional well-being and habitat needs. According to Rollin (2011), an anxiety behavior is introduced into the captive animal’s life through a repetitive “learned helplessness.” Psychologists Martin Seligman and Steven F. Maier in their accidental discovery of “learned helplessness,” mention in their case study, that the dogs could, in fact, jump out of harm’s way in the form of slight shocks but learned their behavior and avoidance wouldn’t stop the shocks (Overmier and Seligman, 1967; Seligman and Maier, 1967). Therefore, a “trained” wild animal follows orders or motions not normally done in the wild. These motions carry a complex co-dependent relationship to whichever environment or individual. Due to this behavior, wild animal’s in zoo’s and other attractions will have to stay in their man-made environment to continue living because it’s the only chance they have. As such, when a wild animal is put into captivity, we become responsible for all aspects of that animals’ life. Suggested by Mellen and Sevenich MacPhee (2001), “the most crucial elements that can be done to improve a wild animal’s environmental enrichment are 1) evaluating the animal’s natural history in its habitat, individual history, and exhibit constraints and 2) providing species-appropriate opportunities, i.e., the animal should have some choices with its environment” (p.211).
References:
Mellen, J. and Sevenich MacPhee, M. (2001). Philosophy of environmental enrichment: Past, present, and future. Zoo Biology 20: 211-226.
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Overmier, J. B., & Seligman, M. E. P. (1967).  Effects of inescapable shock upon subsequent escape and avoidance responding. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 63, 28-33.
Seligman, M.E.P. & Maier, S., Geer, J. (1968). Alleviation of Learned Helplessness in The Dog, Vol 73, No. 3, 256-262). Retrieved from http://people.whitman.edu/~herbrawt/classes/390/Seligman.pdf
Rollin, B. (2011). Animal Pain: What It is and Why It Matters. Journal of Ethics, 15(4), 425-437. Retrieved from https://doi-org.csuglobal.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10892-010-9090-y=124848652&site=ehost-live
Rlj1992 (talk) 00:41, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animal Captivity  

message: This article seems to be quite under-developed but has a backbone to create a page full of great information for users to learn from. 
Allisonpasechnick (talk) 23:29, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
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