Enough is enough...the Calgary Zoo needs

[levi1803]

Originally Posted by justinl

does the calgary zoo contribute to research?

The Calgary zoo contributes a lot to research, species survival and the well being of many animals, they also have one of the most succesfull breeding programs for Canada most endangered species the Vancouver Island Marmot. All in all I think this was a freak accident and will continue supporting them and all the fantastic work that they do.

[justinl]

Originally Posted by levi1803

The Calgary zoo contributes a lot to research, species survival and the well being of many animals, they also have one of the most succesfull breeding programs for Canada most endangered species the Vancouver Island Marmot. All in all I think this was a freak accident and will continue supporting them and all the fantastic work that they do.

fair enough, that's a plus for them in my books. I am not a fan of institutions that are pure tourist attractions.

this particular case seems like a freak accident to me and the article's subject (some random woman) doesn't strike me as someone who knows the inner workings of what went down that day. She (or the media portrays her to) assumes that the zoo's vet staff took too long to get to the enclosure... but how can she know that, if she wasn't there? the staff were already performing CPR by the time she got back!

the article also chooses to forget a few details in this little segment "In November of last year, an elephant calf died from a virus. And last May, 41 stingrays mysteriously died. In 2006, four gorillas died, including a baby less than two weeks old. Two years before that, a three-week-old elephant died after being rejected by its mother." the elephant rejection was not something they could control to any degree; that's mum's responsability. I am not sure how sanitary their facility is but, in captivity, babies die. sad, but that's all there is to it, so you can't point fingers at the calgary zoo in particular because it happens everywhere; you just don't hear about it. Did anyone ever follow up on the rays? im still curious about that one. my point is that we don't know any of the details to these occurences. so we can't pass judgement on the zoo, good or bad, based on them.

[hillbillyreefer]

I have a question for all the people who are upset about this. Have you NEVER, EVER had an animal die in your own private zoo? If you haven't then congratulations, if you have then what is the difference? The only one I see is that the Calgary Zoo has professionals on staff to care for the animals, while us hobbiests are rank amateurs.

[Snaz]

I have been to Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver Zoos and by far my favourite is Calgary.

[ElGuappo]

Well you have to face the fact that the media nver sugar coats anything. if anything it puts a black cloud over all.

[i have crabs]

also almost no animals if any are wild captured for a zoo thier all bred at other zoo's and traded in breeding programs or to a zoo with a suitable enclosure,
any wild animals that do end up in zoo's are rescue animals like the orphaned bears when the mother was killed by a logging truck, one of the eagles was found with broken wings and a missing eye and im sure their are lots of other man caused accidents that the zoo is now taking care of.

as for them doing research the calgary zoo is a huge supporter of animal sanctuaries around the world, i seen a yearly spending report for the zoo once and it spends crazy amounts of money on things around the world.

[a4twenty]

Originally Posted by ElGuappo

Well you have to face the fact that the media nver sugar coats anything. if anything it puts a black cloud over all.

have to agree, nothing sells more papers than a little controversy....

direct quotes

"After Williams returned to the goat exhibit, she saw a zoo keeper attempting CPR on the goat, but it was too late."

then

Williams said she believes zoo officials may have taken too long to reach the goat.

"It was quite a few minutes," she said. "It wasn't five. It was probably more."

how did she know, she wasn't there and "she believes" ?????? who is she and what does she do??????

this is the media making a story from a tragic situation, is it a horrible shame??, yes but it's hard to lay blame not actually being there.

[Johnny Reefer]

Yes, even this quote ....."It wasn't five. It was probably more."....is somewhat contradictory. The first part..."It wasn't five. ...."...is definitive. But the second part...".... It was probably more."....is not, and actually suggests that maybe the first part is not so definitive at all. Clearly said by someone who didn't know facts.