Most Animals in Captivity Are Better off Than Living in the Wild

Take dogs for example. In the wild, they mostly scavenge for food and rarely eat anything good. They’re filled with disease, sleep in the cold and are at risk of injury or death from predators. But as pets, they are loved and cared for, fed good food and clean water, given places to play and explore safely, taken to doctors when they are sick, and generally live a much happier, healthier and longer life than they would’ve on their own in the wild. This doesn’t apply to all animals, but it does for many.