Nasty indeed. This place seems to be teaching its students how not to display wild animals. It amazes me that an establishment such as this - and some of the others you have documented this summer - can continue to survive in California, where, one would have thought, public opinion would have risen against somewhere keeping animals in such bleak surroundings.
@sooty mangabey Of the 70 zoos in the state of California, there are definitely a few of them that are very dodgy and are packed with outdated, nasty-looking cages. Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary ("rescued animals"), America's Teaching Zoo (training keepers of the future!), Hesperia Zoo (judging from photos and the information I have about this temporarily closed institution), Monterey Zoo (although the new stuff there is excellent), Reptile Zoo, half of Santa Ana Zoo (which is no longer AZA-accredited), Shambala Preserve (judging from photos), Wildhaven Ranch (judging from photos) and Feline Conservation Center (although the breeding record there is exemplary) adds up to 9 zoos that are all a bit sketchy in sections. Also, a few of the state's aquariums are shambolic in both the depth and breadth of the exhibits on display.
