No dogs allowed

London doesn't allow dogs, which is a shame for me, as, being a member, I would quite possibly walk dogs down there occasionally.

Having said that, I hope that if the jack russel was 'having a go' at the tiger the owners made some attempt to stop it, or removed it. Any dog I took down there would be expected to quickly learn to sit calmly while looking at exhibits, or would be removed.

Cotswold does allow dogs. There was a well behaved one going round when I was last there. Longleat doesn't allow dogs in the safari park section: they have free kenneling available. I'm not sure what the policy is in other areas of the park, including other areas with animals.
 
Longleat now only restrict dogs to the grounds, as of a few weeks ago. You used to be able to take them around the attractions area (but not actually in them including the animal ones) till the amount of dog crap left lying around got too much.
 
Not quite a zoo I know, but I visited tue sidmouth donkey sanctuary on my holidays today, and they allow dogs on leads in all public areas. They also provide poop bags and bins at regular intervals.
 
mazfc said:
Not quite a zoo I know, but I visited tue sidmouth donkey sanctuary on my holidays today, and they allow dogs on leads in all public areas. They also provide poop bags and bins at regular intervals.
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And a very good place it is too, well worth a visit with or without a canine friend:)
 
London Zoo doesn't even allow guide dogs, for the same reasons as "ordinary" dogs, I guess. Blind or partially sighted visitors need to be accompanied by a sighted companion, either a friend, relative or a volunteer. Their dogs can be left in special pens behind the scenes for the duration of the visit, though I must say I've never seen a dog there. Even if dogs were allowed in, their owners would miss out on some of the best bits, the walkthroughs – no way would a dog be allowed into the aviaries, butterflies or squirrel monkey enclosures!
 
TARZAN said:
The Jack Russell Terrier was IN THE ZOO AREA on Saturday, NOBODY from the zoo requested my friend, wife and three children to take the dog away from the zoo and return to the fair ground area, I believe and trust what he told me, he has no reason to lie
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You cannot walk into the zoo without passing a sign that says that dogs are not allowed in the zoo. Your friend was therefore indicative of the type of person that climbs on barriers which say 'do not climb', or leans against the sign that says do not feed the animal in order to throw that bit of food just a little bit further, or trys to open the door that says 'only staff allowed', or pushes fingers through the fence where the sign reads 'these animals may bite'. Not your friends fault, just a factor of a culture of ignoring signs.

Here is an interesting point, and one that I find myself wondering often. What would people do if, when they got to a visitor attraction, they found out no dogs were allowed? Would the dog then sit in the car? In this heat? Or, would they have gone somewhere else? In an age in which petrol costs are soaring you would expect most people would check before driving to a vistor attraction with a dog in the car, only to then find out that they cannot take the dog in, and then have to go somewhere else, or go home. Seems odd to me. Out of interest did you friend contact them in advance to ask what their dog policy was? If not, was he prepared to leave the dog in the car all day (risky) or was he going to go somewhere else instead? Just out of interest.
 
Blossom said:
You cannot walk into the zoo without passing a sign that says that dogs are not allowed in the zoo. Your friend was therefore indicative of the type of person that climbs on barriers which say 'do not climb', or leans against the sign that says do not feed the animal in order to throw that bit of food just a little bit further, or trys to open the door that says 'only staff allowed', or pushes fingers through the fence where the sign reads 'these animals may bite'. Not your friends fault, just a factor of a culture of ignoring signs.

Here is an interesting point, and one that I find myself wondering often. What would people do if, when they got to a visitor attraction, they found out no dogs were allowed? Would the dog then sit in the car? In this heat? Or, would they have gone somewhere else? In an age in which petrol costs are soaring you would expect most people would check before driving to a vistor attraction with a dog in the car, only to then find out that they cannot take the dog in, and then have to go somewhere else, or go home. Seems odd to me. Out of interest did you friend contact them in advance to ask what their dog policy was? If not, was he prepared to leave the dog in the car all day (risky) or was he going to go somewhere else instead? Just out of interest.
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I have spoken to my friend and he informs me that he did not see any signs at Flamingo Land informing him that the dog was not allowed into the zoo part,nor did anyone from the park approach him and ask him to take the dog out of the zoo area. He said he would not have been prepared to leave the dog in the car, even if it had not been a hot Summer's day if left in the car alone it could have caused damage to the car's interior due to its young age,I personally cannot comment on the signs at Flamingo Land as I have not visited the park for eight years due to the high price of entry when I only wish to visit the zoo part and not go on the rides, you say there are signs clearly stating that dogs are not allowed into the zoo part, very well so it would appear that the Cotswold Wildlife Park is the only zoo in the U.K. that currently allows dogs onto the premises. Regarding the Jack Russell terrier, I have been informed by another colleage that its owner, i.e. the zoo visitor has started to take the dog rabbiting, however he requested that I was not informed about it as I would not approve and probably give him a bollocking for doing it, can't think what he can mean!
 
There is a sign near the Bird Show theatre at Flamingo Land that says dogs are not allowed in the zoo. I think I may have seen one somewhere else, but I can't remember where it was. I think this is about the third year that dogs are supposed to banned. Not long before that a keeper told me a dog had jumped into the Meerkat enclosure and killed one of the specimens (I'm tempted to say the less Meerkats in zoos the better, so well done the dog!). I cannot really see anything wrong with allowing dogs into zoos (killing specimens aside!) as I'd have thought it could be stimulating for the zoo animals and the dogs as well. Only once did we take our dog to the Flamingo Park of old, in about 1970, and he was rather unnerved by a Tiger in what was then the walk-through Lion House. Of course the zoo at that time exhibited Huskies, as did many others, and I have a photograph of me as a small child being held by my father as he patted a large resident St Bernard. In later years my mother told me this dog was quite a feature of the early days.

Filey Bird Garden and Animal Park does admit dogs - if accompanied by a responsible human!
 
A walk-through lion exclosure? I'd have been taking a very big dog through there with me!! :eek:
 
Only a house! Nothing like the photo of putting the Lions away at WMSP in Bob Lawrence's "My Wild Life".
 
Dogs allowed in on a lead at Birdland, only had one issue when a dog got onto the penguin enclosure wall, the Kings then proceeded to peck the hell out of it :eek: All birds unharmed and tail literally between legs
 
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