I’m not involved in that anymore since I’ve retired and it’s been a while. I think the important thing is, and I talked to you about this earlier, the important thing is that we need to do some basic stuff. Our children need to have something to do in the… Read More
Do you think that education is doing any good within zoos, particularly boosting the image of zoos among the public?… Read More
Well, we had a good relationship with them, but we didn’t take any money from the politicians or we didn’t take any money from the zoo tax payers. It was not a tax burden that people who paid for the zoo didn’t have to go through a tax office, it… Read More
Did they help you?… Read More
Did you cultivate the politicians?… Read More
When you were building the zoo and as the zoo progressed, what extent did the politics of the local county or city politics play in your zoo?… Read More
And there was criticism by our board for doing that, but that’s what he felt was important. I used to take Ellie, I’d take her downtown, walk through the bank with her and she’d make a deposit right on the floor. A little baby elephant following me around. Or I’d… Read More
Our elephant, Ellie, was a huge draw and we sold her paintings, et cetera. But Ellie had gotten big and was a lump and you did not feel that was a good situation for our elephant. And that elephant- It was a huge sacrifice to give that elephant up but… Read More
I think zoos should be on display in zoological parks. But I think they’re going need to really research the social structure of these animals certainly nutrition and certainly territories. It would be a shame that kids couldn’t go to the zoo and see an elephant or ride an elephant. Read More
What’s your opinion about zoo’s maintaining elephants in collections?… Read More
What, and you have told me that you had an elephant right now, the hot topic, at least one of them for zoos, is the maintaining of elephants in collections. Read More
I certainly think captive animal management needs to be really watched because that’s where a lot of people get bad vibes, from some people keeping animals. And some, no matter what you do, won’t like it if you have an animal in a cage or on exhibit. But you have… Read More
Whether they’re private or public zoos, what are the issues you think zoo should be addressing?… Read More
What issues would you like to see zoos address in the future?… Read More
What’s that again?… Read More
With issues for zoos, what issues would you like, and you’ve talked a little about it, what issues would you like to see zoos address in the future?… Read More
I offered to throw their cameras and their ass to Paws. Wanted nothing. They left. Read More
How’d you deal with it?… Read More
I don’t remember. Yeah, in Lion Country, I had some problems with PETA and the press. Read More
Have you ever personally had a problem with PETA?… Read More