Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium News 2017

TZFan said:
Leaving the AZA doesn't mean the zoo cannot participate in SSP programs. When Toronto was given the boot over its elephant debacle it participated as a non member participant in all its former ssp programs for two years. Not a single animal was removed due to non member status. It became more difficult to get animals recommended. Some zoos have strict rules about sending its animals to only aza zoos even in defiance of an SSP recommendation. But not all zoos say no. It's definitely harder for zoos who are not members but its not impossible to still be involved. And placing some animals became harder but generally they left even if it took longer.

Now to be fair Toronto was given the boot through no fault of its own (stupid city overstepped) where as Pittsburgh chose to leave. That might have an impact. Hard to say. Participation in SSP programs though is still possible. Plus many other zoos participate as non member participants.
Click to expand...
Correct, however it is much easier to be able to participate in them while in the AZA
 
natel12 said:
The Pittsburgh Zoo should want to be in the best league

Apologies, I said the main reason they left was due to the elephants, but I was incorrect
Click to expand...

The reason they left still appears to be the elephants... or more specifically, with being told how to manage and care for their elephants. Perhaps there was also a more general frustration with the AZA and this elephant situation was more of a "straw that broke the camel's back" sort of thing, but without evidence I can't say that's necessarily the case.

I am concerned that the safety and well-being of both the elephants and the keepers at Pittsburgh is being compromised by this refusal to accept new standards. These new standards are meant to address animal welfare and the deaths of several keepers at free-contact facilities; they are not arbitrary or overreaching.
 
So for anyone who was wondering about the pregnancy I spoke about, it was terney the female Amur tiger, I wish I could have talked about them but I couldn’t find anyone who had updates for me
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top