Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 158
How did that get started?… Read More
How did that get started?… Read More
‘Cause kids like to get dirty. And different food activities and whatever. And then we would have a Zoo Run run that was started with our running group in town, The Striders. And they would do a 5K run. And we finally grew that one, so they were running through,… Read More
And you paid to do so much and then you’d get tickets and you could use those tickets for doing the Jello jump, you know?… Read More
Well we had talked earlier, the Friends of Glen Oak Zoo that was formed were doing small projects. A lot of hands-on and provided a lot of volunteers. That type of thing where they would help with the Zoo Day event where we’d have something fun. It was like a… Read More
Did it change over the years?… Read More
What was your relationship at the time of being a zoo director with the Zoo Society?… Read More
Did the society evolve and what was all that about?… Read More
We had, when I started it was a volunteer veterinarian. Which was a concern for the AZA because they thought if they’re volunteering obviously you’re not getting good medical attention, and they’re only doing it when they have time, but we actually did pretty good with that. And we had… Read More
Did you have a full-time vet or a part-time vet?… Read More
This was a different vet. The first one had already retired, but we got a whole lot more out of them. Than we ever paid them. Unbelievable. You mentioned the Zoo Society. How it started. Read More
We had a few, a very few. Like five or six people that would come out and protest. I remember one when we had the Wienermobile came to town and they wanted to come to the zoo. So, you know, we’re taking it as a fun event and they were… Read More
In fact there they ended up building a new. Center, and it was right at the bottom of the park area, so it was kind of a close relationship and we worked with them. If we had some animals that needed to be incinerated after death, we were able, smaller… Read More
So I think when you do that and you get to know somebody on a one-to-one basis, they can’t be as mad at you about things. And you can go yeah, but they’re trying to do this. Or, you know, and they have their own issues too. But we try… Read More
You had mentioned you read an article about worst zoos. Oh yeah. Read More
What was your relationships to animal rights groups and humane societies over the years?… Read More
I think the whole conservation awareness that was taking place. That zoos started to do some joint projects, you know, when they would have. National, you know. Bird Day or whatever they would do that you as a small zoo could come in on “some of their” bigger things and… Read More
Or does that answer a question?… Read More
Is that what you were trying to get at with that?… Read More
At least for the awareness part of what zoos do and what they are and how you can be a part of that. Read More
Were there any- If I…… Read More