Although as a result of international realities it is impossible for CITES to fully ban trading in wild animals, in recent years animal rights activists have been increasingly calling for the elimination of zoos. They advocate that animals should be left to live and reproduce in their own natural environment.
雖說礙於國際現實，華盛頓公約組織無法完全禁絕野生物的輸出入，但近年來積極爭取動物權的人士，就喊出「廢除動物園」的訴求，主張動物應在屬於自己的自然環境中繁衍生息。