Talk:Captivity (animal)

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Clarification
I changed: Domestication of animals was NOT organised action with clear purpose. Animals were likely first corraled and kept short-time before slaughter or sporadically raised as pets.

Scope of the article
A very basic question - what is this article supposed to be about? What are its aims and what is its scope? DrChrissy (talk) 00:29, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

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Animal Captivity
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 (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: , J. and MacPhee, M. (2001). Philosophy of environmental enrichment: Past, present, and future. Zoo Biology 20: 211-226. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Captivity_(animal)&action=edit&section=new

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.

. Alleviation of Learned Helplessness in The Dog, Vol 73, No. 3, 256-262). Retrieved from http://people.whitman.edu/~herbrawt/classes/390/Seligman.pdf

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)

Lead Section
This article could use a clearer and more specific introductory sentence on what animal captivity is and how it happens, rather than immediately divulging possible repercussions on animal behavior.

Content
The content seemed to focus heavy on instincts and studies from about 50 years ago, however, it does not ever really state how, when, or why animals are in captivity. The article is extremely detailed and should have more explanations in laymen's terms rather than stating out-of-context facts pulled from outdated sources.

Tone and Balance
This article is biased and trying to persuade the reader that animal captivity is bad for the animal. Animal captivity could have been shown in other lights and I feel a lot of information is missing and only one side of evidence is being supported.

Sources and References
The first and the fifth reference in this article does not work. This article used a source from an Animal Behavior study on dogs from 1968, and is trying to use that information to support animal captivity. Dogs were the 3rd domesticated animal to humans that we know, and most of the time animal captivity is spoken of when talker of large mammals, so I do not think the two are comparable, nor is the study used for evidence relevant. (Alleviation of Learned Helplessness in The Dog, Vol 73, No. 3, 256-262).

Organization and Writing Quality
This article is well-written but seems a bit scattered. Some broad details are missing where other minute ones seem to have been overly indulged on. This article is missing sections and an Introduction. This article does not have any pictures or graphical data.

Overall Impression
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)AllisonP