Interview 22122 – Caption Index: 680
And that’s why I continued to change and do different things while I was, was there, you know?… Read More
And that’s why I continued to change and do different things while I was, was there, you know?… Read More
I keep remembering back that I said I’d stay at least two years. Well you know, I stayed a lot longer than that. Read More
What do I know about it?… Read More
Yeah, what do you know about it?… Read More
Well, a lot of them have- Can you remember them all?… Read More
No, I don’t remember most of them. (laughing) Over the years, if you count the preceptors and so forth, there has to be well over 100 veterinary students and veterinarians that have come through our program. Both just learning, a lot of them never did go into, you know something,… Read More
What do you know about the profession that you have devoted so many years of your life to?… Read More
Well I guess no, I don’t think it can survive without it. Financially it might, if they have several big donors who say, “Well look, whatever it is you want, I’ll take care of it.” I mean, there’s a number of zoos that are named after certain individuals because they… Read More
Without slighting anybody, can you name some of the zoos that your people you have mentored have gone to, and who they are?… Read More
And I think it’s because, you know, they have had that exposure somehow along the way. Read More
Why do they have this, you know?… Read More
How important is community support, and do you think the zoo can survive without it?… Read More
What was their experience?… Read More
Their attitudes got changed somewhere along the way, you know, to like animals. Read More
Did they see it on TV, did they go to other zoos?… Read More
I think they serve a purpose, and yes, I think they change people’s attitudes. We talk about the animal rights people, you know, and saying, well, ’cause they would be the ones who would say, “we don’t need zoos,” maybe. Read More
But how did they become such advocates for animals?… Read More
And are you gonna be unhappy the rest of your life because you didn’t get the perfect job?… Read More
You know, you better be willing to be a veterinarian in private practice or teaching, or some other areas of veterinary medicine, because you may not get into a zoo.” The same thing with people who want to be curators or keepers, they may not get a position right away. Read More
Do we still need zoos?… Read More