Unfortunately, I think the American Zoo Association is like many other organizations. They’ve become almost too organized to the point where the bureaucracy is overshadowing the common good that they can and should be doing. It’s sometimes cumbersome to get something done. And you’ll find where a vocal minority of the members are controlling the collect output of the organization, simply because they do exert so much pressure on either the central office or on the board of directors. I think all in all the AZA still has a very hardworking well-meaning board of directors. I think they have a hardworking well-meaning staff, but I just think some of the mechanisms with which they have to interact with with their constituents and with each other is sometimes a little cumbersome. We have a lot more influence now than we ever did in Washington with the laws that govern all of us. I think this is a good point.
