tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post5736912814892892819..comments2023-08-16T07:37:02.612-07:00Comments on i am NOT an anteater!: Animail - Zoo Monthly Newsletterleo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-85699487092639672972012-11-07T18:52:35.701-08:002012-11-07T18:52:35.701-08:00@Lee- Thank you for your comment. Your comment is...@Lee- Thank you for your comment. Your comment is well put. Blunt and honest. As well people think you are "jaded" they think I'm a disgruntled ex-employee. I guess small minded people wearing rose colored glasses have to label people who use their brains especially when it goes against the grain. Those people in addition to closed minded are cowards. Those cowards, in their attempt to "protect" their own agenda, are the people who let down the Animals by supporting new exhibits, new Animals added to the collection (not including companions for those who are solo), and YES those damn new playgrounds that will be better areas for transient humans, rather than Animal residents. Those cowards all contributed to Wishbones death. ... You are right there is certainly a major disrespect of Animals. Time will tell a few things, one whether Elly will indeed stay banished to languish in the rear of the exhibit, and just how much the Zoo actually cares about "Wellness" by how much upgrading is a priority over "new".<br />leo811 (twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-10703363714502887742012-10-19T18:38:14.145-07:002012-10-19T18:38:14.145-07:00I have to say I agree with absolutely everything y...I have to say I agree with absolutely everything you said above. I know people reading this and knowing me as an ex-docent think I am jaded. Well, I retired my docent status because I tried to make a difference and was slapped on the wrist for it. We do not not new exhibits until all the old ones are re-vamped. I know that Wishbone lived his final days on concrete because the zoo is cheap and arent into the animals welfare as much as they are with the damn playgrounds and new exhibits. If they cannot keep current exhibits up to date, they certainly cannot handle new ones. The Lion House is historic. It should be upgraded. I feel bad for Elly the Black Rhino because she is now banished to the back exhibit where she was very depressed before. I am sure the zoo's take on it is that they want to show off a younger one. They are too lazy to switch both back and forth. This shows their (the zoos) disrespect of animals.I guess the old man's club is still alive at the sf zoo.Leenoreply@blogger.com