This ties Denver for worst snow leopard exhibit in country. (Actually, Denver's outside yard is slightly larger than Cincinnati, so maybe this one is the worst). Too bad, because they have an unmatched cat collection and overall Cincinnati is a pretty good zoo.
Honestly, I am sometimes appalled at what is allowed when it comes to animals in North America - a supposedly civilized continent that I in so many respects adore and admire.
I just happened to watch a TV-documentary tonight on the "puppy mills" in the USA... it made me want to puke.
Okay, so for all of the jump-the-gun denouncers here... do we know for sure that there is ZERO off-exhibit space for these animals? Just figured we need to be sure before we start calling it a "puppy mill" or something equally rediculous.
The "puppy mill" reference was of course totally off-topic - just an angry and spontaneous remark from me. (But BTW, "puppy mills" would not be allowed in my country. Any attempt at creating atrocities like "puppy mills" would be reported to the police and then shut down.)
But obviously this is the exhibit area for this poor leopard, is it not? About 10 -15 square meter big, judging by the size of the cat. Do you honestly believe that the animal´s "off-exhibit" area, if there is one, is likely to be any better? I doubt it.
Oh no, this enclosure is undoubtedly inadequate, I just want to know if there is any off-exhibit space. People seem to be implying that the leopard spends its entire life in the space visible in this photo, which I'm skeptical of.
