That facebook article doesnt address any if the isdues raised in the newspaper article.
Manchester Zoo Manchester zoo
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The company accounts are 13 months overdue.
The company confirmation statement is 14 months overdue.
The company has twice been subject to striking off by Companies House (the second of which is currently suspended but still valid).
The company's registered address has been assigned to Companies House, which usually means that there is a dispute over the right to use the existing registered address.
Their planning consultants are reported to be taking action over unpaid bills and to be unable to contact the company's sole director.
This doesn't strike me as a company which is "operating normally".
Perhaps you could quote, or link to, these comments in response to the article?
I'm all up for a new zoo . I hope it all comes together i really do ! The only thing that confuses me would be on species choice if you haven't built the enclosures how do you choose the species and how do you know what species you can have before you build the enclosures and if you are a brand new venture why would existing zoos deal with you. I assume there isn't a species catalogue for new zoos
Existing zoos will be quite happy to deal with a new zoo in order to place surplus animals.
So in theory If i had the resources I could open a new zoo tomorrow and I assume there must be a database for surplus animals and pick whatever i wanted regardless
Pootle
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I don't know if there is an actual database of surplus animals, it would change daily. However, as @SHAVINGTONZOO says, various animal collections across the country and further a field are in contact helping each other out. With Manchester being surrounded quite closely by many others such as Chester, KSP, Blackpool, SLWP, YWP, there are plenty local options making transporting less stressful for our animal friends.
littleRedPanda
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And expect a knock on the door from Ross Kemp too
Not quite that simple I suspect, but if you had an enclosure suitable for lemurs you'd probably find something to fill it.
More likely to be some elderly/ bachelor group/ genetically over-represented Ring-tailed though rather than Aye-Aye!
Pootle
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More likely to be some elderly/ bachelor group/ genetically over-represented Ring-tailed though rather than Aye-Aye!
Yes, indeed. One collection once offered Mrs Pootle some old meerkats. We said no for several reasons.
And who would care what he thought?!And expect a knock on the door from Ross Kemp too
For anyone interested in the proposed Manchester Zoo, the company behind the development with one director - Johnpaul Houston, has been dissolved by Companies House.
MANCHESTER ZOO COMMERCIAL LTD - Overview (free company information from Companies House)
A winding up order was previously submitted to courts in late 2020 by their engaged planning consultancy due to unpaid fees.
MANCHESTER ZOO COMMERCIAL LTD - Overview (free company information from Companies House)
A winding up order was previously submitted to courts in late 2020 by their engaged planning consultancy due to unpaid fees.
Do you have some information to share then?
Ah, whatever happened to the Manchester Zoo?
It is somewhat strange coming across this thread again, and I do remember when I first saw the concept for the Manchester Zoo. Indeed, I was rather impressed, as the conceptual artwork showed that the zoo was apparently very capable of becoming a new major zoo of the UK. However, the conceptual artwork released was seemingly the last of it as well - no details on exhibits, or any other concept artwork, as Bristol appears to be doing before it packs up for 2024.
From what I see, the to-be zoo's social media was fairly active in 2019-ish, though around 2020, progress starting slowing down. It would seem that they would reappear in 2021, but seemingly not again. As much as it would be nice to have a new large zoo in the UK, I would say that the project of the Manchester Zoo is somewhat dead at this point - even the zoo's website domain is no longer registered..
Though it would be interesting if they were to resurface this year..!
It is somewhat strange coming across this thread again, and I do remember when I first saw the concept for the Manchester Zoo. Indeed, I was rather impressed, as the conceptual artwork showed that the zoo was apparently very capable of becoming a new major zoo of the UK. However, the conceptual artwork released was seemingly the last of it as well - no details on exhibits, or any other concept artwork, as Bristol appears to be doing before it packs up for 2024.
From what I see, the to-be zoo's social media was fairly active in 2019-ish, though around 2020, progress starting slowing down. It would seem that they would reappear in 2021, but seemingly not again. As much as it would be nice to have a new large zoo in the UK, I would say that the project of the Manchester Zoo is somewhat dead at this point - even the zoo's website domain is no longer registered..
Though it would be interesting if they were to resurface this year..!
I wonder why...?
It’s still happening, they bred some good birds last year.
The latest issue of Cage & Aviary Bird carries an article about the breeding of Asian thrushes which mentions the zoo.
Addendum: And refers to their recent success with Lilac-Breasted Rollers and White-Breasted Woodswallows.