Domestication is a process that started in the past. People decided to tame wild animals for their own purposes. National Geographic claims that this process has started back in Mesopotamia (National Geographic Web). People were likely to domesticate animals that were not eating meat. One of the first animals that was domesticated happened to be a goat. It was chosen for its milk and fur. Animals were supposed to serve some domestic purpose in order to become domesticated. One of the main differences between wild and domestic animals is that wild animals are capable of living and surviving on their own and they do not need a human to help them. At the same time, domestic animals cannot survive on their own.
There are some people who wonder why tigers or other big cats are not domesticated. First of all, there is no need to turn them into pets. Also, it is important to remember that domestication process itself has started centuries ago and it took some time. There are a lot of steps that humans need to go through in order to domesticate wild animals. Moreover, back in the day, people had a need to have certain animals at their homes. While today people do not have any purpose for tigers at their houses yet. There are many social reasons why we should let wild animals stay in their natural habitat. First of all, these animals are not used to living around humans. People do not know their diets. Also, they are not aware how to deal with their aggressive behaviors when they become older. Often, wild animals try to escape their human “homes” and it may cause a lot of damage for people who were not willing to have wild animals around them. Therefore, there should be a balance to everything in this world. Humans should not see animals as an entertainment and take these issues seriously.
Works Cited
Society, National Geographic. "Domestication." National Geographic Society. N.p., 09 Oct.
2012. Web. 16 Jan. 2017.
