Like Zooman, I was shocked to see this nasty, cruel dump was in Canada. I've just looked at all the other pictures of it, and its poor unfortunate inhabitants, in the gallery and there is nothing to show any attempt at even adequate housing has been made.
Dirty, dangerous (eg. the litter in the bear enclosure), barren, unstimulating zoos are always shocking wherever they are but however upsetting, there is some argument that in certain parts of the world people are fighting for survival and therefore welfare is a luxury they can't afford, and the inadequate display of animals is considered to be nothing more than a means of making enough money to buy food. However, you don't expect the same attitude in so-called 1st world countries where the same level of desperation simply doesn't exist (poverty is relative).
Canadian members ....... is this place well known (notorious ?) in Canada, and is there any sort of on-going campaign regarding its closure, improvement or regulation ?
Search for Guzoo on ZooChat, as there is a thread on this dumping ground that explains several charges, reviews and investigations of the place. Disgusting, foolish, borderline defective owners...
Here is the thread, and it was closed down as I suppose tempers were running high. No one can contribute to it, but it makes for some interesting reading on Canada's worst zoo:
This place looks horrendous. Worryingly though, a look at the website, and it doesn't look too bad (although I would question their approach to animal husbandry in terms of handling).
