Happy Birthday Jasiri!
Jasiri turned eight last Thursday August 31. Unfortunately, because I'm not very mobile right now, I wasn't there, but someone I know was, and he got no party. Awful. Every Animal should be celebrated on their Birthday with special treats and fun enrichment. No exceptions!
My First Video of Jasiri. Two months old, waving Hi!
https://youtu.be/vnCPcDCdOPs?si=yh4vEsjioDoPRy0q
The Zoo has been better in recent years recognizing the Animals Birthdays with parties, although they still haven't grasped the concept of how sharing them with the public is benficial. Jasiri not getting a party is a bit surprising, though not shocking, since it's been my experience that parties in the Cat dept are inconsistent. Why is that?
At least he got the best gift, his girlfriend Lulu arrived in July, ending six months of him being alone. Even though they couldn't be together yet, at least they had visual of each other.
Lulu spent a month inside the Lion House, since there was no outside yard for her. More bad planning on the Zoo's part, both starting Jaguar proofing in the only other Cat yard, knowing Lulu was on her way, and the ridiculous mismanagement decision in the first place to reduce the number of Cat yards.
Contrary to reasoning put out there, allegedly this expansion of Cat yards was not an AZA mandate. There could have been one double size and the other two left alone. Which would have left room to bring back a Tiger. The Cats could have rotated and all still got to use the double wide. Apologies for the digress.
Now done with quarantine, Lulu has been given access to the outside, rotating with Jasiri the last few mornings! I cried when I heard she had arrived, so happy for Jasiri, so I'm bummed I haven't seen her yet. Hopefully soon.
The Zoo posted Lulu at the window. Love seeing that she is confident and coming to up close viewing.
As you can see, the usual has happened, the Zoo changed Lulu's name. So Disrespectful. ... If Director Peterson had more respect for the Animals, she would find alternate ways to raise money, other than to sell off the Animals identities. Geez, if she had any care for the Zoo in general, she would do fundraising of any kind, instead of crying poor for Animal needs. Disgraceful. Again, I digress. Fifteen years of seeing the Zoo struggle in her mismanagement has worn me out. I have zero tolerance for what Director Tanya Peterson has done to our Zoo.
Looking forward to when Jasiri and Lulu have been successfully introduced and they are together. Maybe then there will be a party??? There better be, because that will be something to celebrate!
Related post:
https://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2023/07/new-female-lion-is-finally-on-her-way.html
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