Apparently an otter bit a child at one of their facilities last year.
Also this passage "The off-exhibit area for the small-clawed otter has a rotting wall and a piece of plywood being used as a door with an area of whitish staining along the bottom that appears to be mold. The door area on the exhibit side has exposed insulation and a gap between the piece of plywood being used as a door and the cinder block wall. This gap is large enough for the otter to stick his front legs through the gap in front of the cinderblocks. The rotting wall cannot be adequately cleaned and exposes the otter to possibly harmful materials behind the wall. The plywood door cannot be adequately cleaned as indicated by the mold along the bottom. The exposed insulation has the potential to cause the otter harm if ingested . Additionally, the 1-inch gap between the plywood door and the cinderblocks is large enough to allow the animal to slide an arm or leg between the space which has the potential to cause the otter harm."
@nczoofan Keep in mind they have 9 locations currently.he bite certainly wasn't at this location, since there is no possible way for contact to occur between guests and the otters. I'm not defending them, but that could be any other location, and would more fall on a bad manager vs the chain as a whole.
@TinoPup I agree although any contact possible through normal means (as in this case) is bad and indicative of bad exhibit design. I believe I read about a second biting incident as well.
