In our marketing guy was all excited about having the Wiener mobile. Well, PETA of course, heard about that. So what did peda do? They contacted the local media. When the media showed up, a person in a pig costume came out, three people with placards came out, stood in… Read More
Some people tease that PETTA stands for people eating tasty animals. Okay? And so we’re lucky that we’re not coastal. We’re not a major metropolitan area, so we don’t get a lot of animal rights. I can still remember one of the most aggressive animal rights public showings was probably… Read More
So the, we got the Wiener mobile at the zoo. Okay? Why?… Read More
Nebraskans eat animals. Okay?… Read More
Sure. Everybody does. And, And how did you approach her?… Read More
Everybody does. You know, it was Lee Simmons years ago who said Lee Simmons, who’s the retired director from the oma Henry Doley Zoo. You know, there, there are more cattle than there are people in Nebraska. Read More
Honestly, sometimes they don’t like to hear what you have to say. Well, and sometimes they’ll, they’ll try to contort your words. And that happens in the media a lot when people get their words contorted. And, and, you know, social media’s not always a friend, you know, know regarding… Read More
Have you had to deal with this at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo?… Read More
And they want the very best for their animals. You know, they wouldn’t manage it to make certain that they’re providing the right food and the right conditions and everything like that. And so your zookeepers are your most aggressive advocates for the welfare of, of your animals, because they’re… Read More
So, you know, how do you confront them?… Read More
But could you give us your thoughts on how best to deal with these anti zoo groups?… Read More
You know, there will always be anti zoo groups. Okay. It is just, and that it is just always gonna be, and you can try and rationalize with them and explain in great detail. It is just like on political spectrums, you know, there’s, there’s extremes and there’s moderates, you… Read More
And again, when your coworkers, when your team is committed and dedicated, do the very best I mean, zookeepers, those animals, pardon me, quite often are their children, okay?… Read More
Your, you talked about your guests, but do you feel today zoos are afraid or seem afraid to confront animal welfare and rights groups that are against zoos?… Read More
Even sometimes people in the profession in are, are in top positions, are have opinions. Read More
Okay. So, and that’s what the mission of the, that that’s why this children’s zoo was created in 1965. Our founder, Mr. Arnold Folsom, wanted kids to be connected with nature. You know, now in 1965, they did a little bit differently. You could sit on a Galapagos tortoise and… Read More
The Lincoln Children’s Zoo, I mean, 18 acres, that’s 18 acres is good for a small herd of elephant. Okay? We’re not gonna have just an elephant, you know, herd at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, that kind of thing. So I think it’s, it’s what’s really important is listening to… Read More
We have pioneers Park Nature Center, which has native Nebraska fauna in Florida. So we shouldn’t be redundant. Okay. A community of 350,000. You don’t wanna have a redundant collection that’s, you know, five mile, five miles away from your institution. So you try to be respectful of what’s in… Read More
’cause you know, you obviously, you asked the question, what, what’s the top five animals you wanted to zoo?… Read More
Is it endangered? Is it just species people like, I, I think what’s real key to the success of an institution in a community is listening to that community, talk to people. And it not like they get a, a vote and I want orcas or I want elephants. Read More