And this is where we run into potential issues with fish and wildlife as to whether it’s a listed species, endangered or whatever. But we need to come to an agreement with them to say that this isn’t about commercialization, it’s about sustainability. Read More
What am I gonna get back?… Read More
For like birds or reptiles and even some mammals that came from the private sector. And we have just kind of said, oh no, no, no, you know, we don’t wanna do that. I disagree with that. No, you don’t want the Tiger King involved. Of course he’s in jail… Read More
Well, for many years, where do you think the science of reproduction came from?… Read More
But for a private individual, that’s a big deal. You know, the bigger the animal, the more rare it is, the more they’ve spent money on it, the more they’re gonna take care of it. So I think there’s a lot of things we could do in the future with… Read More
They lowered the status of their SSP programs to where if you’re red, green, or yellow, whether you can have non a ZA institutions or private people get involved with your program. And they finally realized you need to do that from a genetic and demographic standpoint. But being afraid… Read More
And the the thing that I’ve always looked at is that there’s some bad eggs out there. We know that, you know, there’s some unethical people out there in the animal business Sure. And they get the predominant media coverage, obviously. But there’s a lot of good people. And I… Read More
But when you’re tight for space, when you need genetic material that you can no longer import or where you can’t expand your population to meet the demographic needs, where are you gonna go?… Read More
I think they have to be, look at the bird industry. Most of the breeding reproduction in birds and reptiles and amphibians occurs in the private industry. Now they tend to be commercialized. Yes they do. Read More
How do you think private breeders can be partners with zoos?… Read More
They’re specialists and they came in and said, you’re a good zoo or you’re a bad zoo. To me that’s a better message. So I think that’s something we need to look at On the animal front. Read More
Well, you gotta pay for that inspection. You’re damn right because they have experts that are outside the zoo, welfare experts that are coming in to evaluate you. It, it isn’t a self-policing thing, which is what they want their accreditation to be. That’s all self-policing. And it’s like, yeah,… Read More
Why wouldn’t you go with American Humane?… Read More
And they put together two or three movies now. In fact, one’s come out in the theaters about six years ago, I guess, and the zoo world got really upset at it. And it’s like, well, you know, we, we were beginning to talk to American human or to HSUS… Read More
A ZA won’t do that. You have a problem, get a ZA out there to testify for you if pulling teeth. And I think, I think that’s a real issue, you know, so it’s, it’s finding your supporters, it’s getting that one message and, and knowing that when you get… Read More
You know, how do you manage sound and tropic world that isn’t disturbing?… Read More
Doesn’t look at restrooms, doesn’t look at concession stands, doesn’t look at the budget, it looks at what’s going on with your animals, what’s going on with your exhibits, how are you managing sound?… Read More
We created, about 15 of us, created their welfare program, what they call their conservation program. It’s strictly an evaluation of an institution’s welfare. Read More
You know that, boy, that’s a strong message that stays with you. The animal extremists are good at that and they, they get that impression off. And we’ve not been able to counter it because, well, we’re too diverse. Ours isn’t the same. Our problem is this or our problem… Read More
I mean, how many times have you seen or heard Sarah McLaughlin sing or song and see some poor dog chained up outside in the snow shivering?… Read More