The new Zoo Animail email newsletter is out. First up was a bit about our new female River Otter, Sable. They changed her name at last weekends ZooFest. Big surprise the Zoo is notorious for this action of disrespect.
I've already written a whole post on this on another blog, so I'll try to be brief here. If you would like to read that post this is the link.
I wish the Zoo's monetary supporters would have more respect for the Animals and choose to donate in support of their care, rather than rape them of their given names, just to hang their own moniker on them as a status symbol.
It should be one of the Zoo Director's fundraising missions to at least suggest this as an option. Possibly adding a small donor plaque at the exhibit where the Animal lives. But, we can't count on any respect coming from Zoo Director Tanya Peterson, as it appears not only does the Public Relations Department continually issue untrue and disrespectful press releases, Director Peterson apparently has no couth either.
Director Peterson writes a "Director's Bulletin" which is posted to the Zoo's website. In a recent entry in reference to recently passed 50 year old Great Horned Owl King Richard, she wrote, "..mid-way through her life, on the way back from a ZooMobile presentation, “he” laid an egg. Her drag career over, Richie regularly laid unfertile eggs..." DRAG career!! Are you kidding me?! To me, making a remark like that is completely disrespectful. There has been alot of horrible statements come out of this place, but this is the worst. Its just awful and heartbreaking to the memory of this lovely lady who brought decades of joy to Zoo visitors. But, that seems to be how the San Francisco Zoo rolls under this management.
You can read the full Bull here:
http://www.sfzoo.org/bulletin/04272012
Director Peterson writes a "Director's Bulletin" which is posted to the Zoo's website. In a recent entry in reference to recently passed 50 year old Great Horned Owl King Richard, she wrote, "..mid-way through her life, on the way back from a ZooMobile presentation, “he” laid an egg. Her drag career over, Richie regularly laid unfertile eggs..." DRAG career!! Are you kidding me?! To me, making a remark like that is completely disrespectful. There has been alot of horrible statements come out of this place, but this is the worst. Its just awful and heartbreaking to the memory of this lovely lady who brought decades of joy to Zoo visitors. But, that seems to be how the San Francisco Zoo rolls under this management.
You can read the full Bull here:
http://www.sfzoo.org/bulletin/04272012
