35 zoo animals freeze to death in northern Mexico

Another great human idea....Zoos


IUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Thirty-five animals at a zoo in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua have frozen to death during the region's coldest weather in six decades.

Serengeti Zoo owner Alberto Hernandez says 14 parrots, 13 serpents, five iguanas, two crocodiles and a capuchin monkey died. He said Saturday that power failures cut off electrical heating at the zoo in the town of Aldama.

Temperatures have dropped to 9 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 13 Celsius) in the area, the coldest weather in 60 years.

Power outages have affected much of northern Mexico, forcing factories and businesses to close. Dozens of people are in shelters. Schools have been closed in Chihuahua state but are expected to open Tuesday as the weather warms.

Unfortunate, But ...........

Elephants love the SD Zoological society?

Animals suffer from more than neglect in some zoos. When Dunda, an African elephant, was transferred from the San Diego Zoo to the San Diego Wild Animal Park, she was chained, pulled to the ground, and beaten with ax handles for two days. One witness described the blows as "home run swings." Such abuse may be the norm. "You have to motivate them,"
http://www.mercyforanimals.org/zoos.asp
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Lets be VERY clear about your statement here DavidK.
Not every Zoo is a "Safari Park". Your statement is amusingly misleading, no offense David.

Fact is....most Zoos are outdated and under staffed.
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Experts say S.F. Zoo exhibits outdated
February 02, 2008|By Patricia Yollin, Chronicle Staff Writer

The San Francisco Zoo is a sad and outdated place, with exhibits reminiscent of what might be found in the Third World or Eastern Europe.

That's the assessment of three international zoo experts, who visited the zoo this week at the urging of the advocacy organization In Defense of Animals. On Friday, the group called for hearings by the Board of Supervisors on the zoo's "inhumane conditions" and lobbied for transformation of the zoo into an animal-rescue center.
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There are hundreds of stories such as this(above). Look at the web and see.
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"....Despite their professed concern for animals, zoos remain more "collections" of interesting "items" than actual havens or simulated habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals in captivity, bored, cramped, lonely, and far from their natural homes"

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Here's a simple education website that makes it clear to why you dont need zoos
http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruelty/zoos.htm


SD Zoological society accepts membership from anyone...you get a magazine and a discount to the area's attractions. .....however...most "members" are not involved in zoo activities.

Abuse and Neglect

Geeze...it's MrBillM from Off Topics trying to troll. The world is so black and white to you. Only thing that belongs in a zoo is a guy like you that thinks in such limited capacity ....you be better off in with the primate compatibility cage.

Although zoos may help save the lives of countless animals, they only do the job half way. In many cases the animals that are saved never see the habitat with which they left ever again. It is unnecessary and unethical to keep animals that are not created to be placed in captivity caged for long periods of time. Research has shown that animals are able to lose the will to live and have done so in the past when living in zoos. Unless a population is near extinction it is generally unethical to enslave a sentient creature. It is our moral obligation to look through an animals point of view and understand that they were created to be placed in the wild. The process of nature has ensured the survival of animals throughout time, even before the existence of human beings. It has been proven that they are able to survive in the wild on their own, and so we should let this process continue. We have the technological resource to monitor an animals success in the wild after its re-admission, and supplied the technology to learn of animals all around the globe through computers and books. It is unnecessary to see an animal through a glass windrow that is enslaved, when you could see that same exact animal free in Africa through a similar glass window, in a tv, or computer. Animals were created to be free.



[Edited on 2-6-2011 by mcfez]

Speaking of Those WILD Animals ............

they said dozens needed shelter.

edit: like every other day of the year!

[Edited on 2-7-2011 by woody with a view]

No excuse