By Ell When I was a child, my elementary school took us to the zoo. Children love to see animals up close, and it was a beloved field trip by teachers. Like most kids, I wasn’t able to tell if an enclosure is too small or poorly designed for an animal. There was one animal that my classmates and I could tell was not okay. At the zoo, there was a polar bear enclosure. The bears had come from circuses. All of them had been abused while in the circus. The zoo was supposed to be