Moral Relativism Argument on the Ethics of Confining Animals from their Habitats to Zoos.edited

Moral Relativism Argument on the Ethics of Confining Animals from their Habitats to Zoos. Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course number Date In the changing world, animals are captured from their natural habitat and confined in zoos as pets. The moral ethic behind animal confinement is controversial, with various critics on confinement while others uphold it. The concept of animal ethics on the issue of confinement is attributed to moral relativism. Moral relativism is based on the analogy that different cultures and individuals have different views and perceptions on the morality of a given circumstance. The truth and justification of ideas are not absolute and plausible with moral relativism. However, moral relativism is flawed and implausible when it comes to the confinement of animals who belong to the wild. Confinement of animals cannot be justified on any moral grounds, regardless of it being a common practice in the contemporary world. There ought to be moral codes that undermine such practices contrary to animal ethics. This essay ar