Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 318
He should be out flying. Well, it’s missing a wing. Read More
He should be out flying. Well, it’s missing a wing. Read More
And so, yes, we’ve, we’ve had that, and yes, we’ve had people go, you know, complain to the USDA and like, well, that eagle hasn’t got water. No, the eagle has got water. You just don’t see it from the public perspective. So, you know, you contact those people and,… Read More
Rarely do they say they were wrong. Okay?… Read More
But once you tell them the inside story, oh, and people go, why do you have the great American bald eagle in captivity?… Read More
In our marketing guy was all excited about having the Wiener mobile. Well, PETA of course, heard about that. So what did peda do? They contacted the local media. When the media showed up, a person in a pig costume came out, three people with placards came out, stood in… Read More
They were just front people, you know?… Read More
Nebraskans eat animals. Okay?… Read More
Some people tease that PETTA stands for people eating tasty animals. Okay? And so we’re lucky that we’re not coastal. We’re not a major metropolitan area, so we don’t get a lot of animal rights. I can still remember one of the most aggressive animal rights public showings was probably… Read More
So the, we got the Wiener mobile at the zoo. Okay? Why?… Read More
Sure. Everybody does. And, And how did you approach her?… Read More
Everybody does. You know, it was Lee Simmons years ago who said Lee Simmons, who’s the retired director from the oma Henry Doley Zoo. You know, there, there are more cattle than there are people in Nebraska. Read More
Have you had to deal with this at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo?… Read More
Honestly, sometimes they don’t like to hear what you have to say. Well, and sometimes they’ll, they’ll try to contort your words. And that happens in the media a lot when people get their words contorted. And, and, you know, social media’s not always a friend, you know, know regarding… Read More
And they want the very best for their animals. You know, they wouldn’t manage it to make certain that they’re providing the right food and the right conditions and everything like that. And so your zookeepers are your most aggressive advocates for the welfare of, of your animals, because they’re… Read More
So, you know, how do you confront them?… Read More
But could you give us your thoughts on how best to deal with these anti zoo groups?… Read More
And again, when your coworkers, when your team is committed and dedicated, do the very best I mean, zookeepers, those animals, pardon me, quite often are their children, okay?… Read More
You know, there will always be anti zoo groups. Okay. It is just, and that it is just always gonna be, and you can try and rationalize with them and explain in great detail. It is just like on political spectrums, you know, there’s, there’s extremes and there’s moderates, you… Read More
Even sometimes people in the profession in are, are in top positions, are have opinions. Read More
Your, you talked about your guests, but do you feel today zoos are afraid or seem afraid to confront animal welfare and rights groups that are against zoos?… Read More