Many of us have enjoyed visiting a zoo and consider it a day out having fun. Seeing real animals face to face can be thrilling and exciting, but many people wonder w hether the animals themselves, while entertaining us, are suffering in the zoos. Many zoos do not have enough money to provide the a nimals with the basic features of a proper environment. Most animals are put in an artificial environment (e.g., cages). This isolation from their natural habitat can amount to cruelty. In some zoos, we see concrete floors for burrowing animals like rabbits. Cruelty may be shown in ways other than p hysical abuse or starvation. Big predators like lions a nd tigers are created to chase and hunt. By depriving them of these activities, we forget the reason for which they have evolved. These big cats lie i n cages in the zoo eating the food given to them and they have nothing else to do. Highly intelligent and curious animals like chimpanzees and polar bears may become frustrated in a zoo, they need a c hallenging environment. Zoo supporters might argue that zoos p rovide educational opportunities to the visitors, e specially children, if we didn’t have animals in zoos, children wouldn’t see them at all and be ignorant about them. We live at a time when animals in their natural habitat can b e seen on TV or computers, even smart phones, while sitting at home. Therefore, the aim should be to conserve animals in the wild, in protected areas called sanctuaries.
According to the passage, animals in zoos suffer cruelty:

Options

A. by being kept in artificial environments
B. by being forced to perform for the visitors
C. by being starved to death
D. by being physically tortured or abused

Answer

A

Explanation

It is given in the 2nd paragraph of the passage that animals in zoos suffer cruelty b ecause they are kept in an artificial environment.(Line/s from the passage- Most animals are p ut in an artificial environment (e.g. cages). This isolation from their natural habitat can amount to cruelty.)