15A sentosa
kota bayan
8 december 2002

the zoo director
Romingham zoo
I wild street
free town 30780

Dear Sir,
I am concerned about the animals kept in zoos. I think all zoos in the world should be shut down because they are a terrible place for animals to live in.
animals should be free to run in the wild and not be kept in the zoos. it is very disturbing to see animals crammed up inside cages too small for them. the enclosures are no very exciting either.
they do not look like places animals came from or can be comfortable in. for instance, animals like tigers, elephants and penguins live in enclosures with concrete floors.
animals get bored in their enclosures or cages as they have noting to do. they are so distressed:they walk up and down the same path or round inside cages day after day,looking dreadfully sad.
animals in captivity cannot behave as they would in the wind:it is unnatural for wild animals to heve food given to them. animals kept in zoos are deprived of their natural behaviour of chasing other animals for food.
some animals are in danger of becoming extinct. as zoo animals are not living in their natural environment many of them have difficulty in reproduction. even when their young are born, they do not always survive. this causes an even grater risk of some animals becoming extinct.
I believe you wouldn't want your family to be locked in a cage for the rest of their lives. therefore please do something about the zoo animals. now set the animals free!

yours sincerely

Ivor lee