Interview 38268 – Caption Index: 247
Yes we did, but here’s the data we have out in the wild too, where all these animals are lost, and guess what?… Read More
Yes we did, but here’s the data we have out in the wild too, where all these animals are lost, and guess what?… Read More
We’ve got the greatest Dolphin research program down. Sarasota’s been gone for 30 years. Let’s get down there and talk to the how many dolphins die in the Sarasota Bay area every year, and how many of the kids survive. Well, guess what? The percentages were about the same that… Read More
Send a reporter down, we’ll be on us. Mike Clary has an attitude. And at first they didn’t like it. And we shut Mike Clary down a couple times from coming in, and he tried to write a story that we’re hiding something, and I forget the gentleman’s name, but… Read More
And it’s like, why?… Read More
You wanna do a story on us?… Read More
It had some issues. But when we moved to New Miami Zoo, Metro Zoo, and now Zoo Miami, big open exhibits and stuff, well, you know, you still, like I said before, animals die ensues. We made a point of making sure that we didn’t hide anything. Well, Mike Clary… Read More
And we had a gentleman who was in charge of our PR who later went to Universal Studios, he was really good. He went down and said, Mike Clary is now no longer allowed on zoo grounds. Read More
And it’s like, I’m not hiding anything. We made a mistake, this happened. And if you can get to that point of honesty where media, and unfortunately social media, you can’t control, but print media and television media, when you gain their confidence that you’re not hiding anything, you’re being… Read More
And the Crane Park Zoo was an old concrete and bar steel typical old time zoo, right?… Read More
First of all, if you’re honest about everything, you don’t get, what aren’t you telling me?… Read More
You know, what are you hiding?… Read More
So then how do you maintain public confidence amid the growing skepticism that you’ve talked about with animals in captivity?… Read More
Okay, that goes back to when I, when I talked about being honest. Read More
We’re really leading the science of welfare now and have been for last 15 years. Although some universities will disagree with you. So we’re responding to welfare issues, we’re understanding it more, we’re managing it for it. But that’s not getting out there. And the public’s already been influenced in… Read More
Because we can’t do our programs, our breeding programs. Well, there’s no purpose behind it except to create a problem and stop zoos, in my opinion. And, and that influence is out there. It’s strong. I mean, we all know what PETA does and what Fund for animals and all… Read More
You can’t do that. And it’s like, what’s your purpose in doing that when it stops sustainability of that particular species?… Read More
Well, that stops us from conducting our business with endangered species as far as transporting animals across state lines and dealing with other zoos. To me, I look at it and go, that’s influenced by outside people who wanna stop zoos. And their idea of stopping zoos was, well, let’s… Read More
Because Fish and Wildlife has stopped issuing to a big extent, CBW permits. Read More
Why? Well, you know, what’s really the reason behind it?… Read More
I, I look at it and say, you need to make it head on. And if you’ve got the science behind you that can prove what we do is beneficial. If you’ve got the welfare program, stop being afraid of outside influences. And those influences have also influenced fish and… Read More