One day, my friends and I decided to go on a hike through the abandoned zoo which closed in 1966. Since the new zoo opened after the old one closed, the previous one became deserted and now is a poplar hiking trail. The mountain path is filled with old and rusted animal cages of the past. We passed by many people and children climbing on the abandoned cages exploring and imagining the animals that once lived in them. My friend Sara was curious about the cages and wanted to get a better look at the inside of the locked cage, so she climbed the metal bars to the top, avoiding the sharp rusted wires. She was surprised when she noticed the small area each animal was kept in and the cold concrete habitat they had to live in. She had no idea the type of conditions that animals had lived in at zoos. By the time my friends and I had left the abandoned zoo, we were glad that animals don’t have to live in zoos like that anymore.