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14-06-2009, 06:36 PM
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Reporting a zoo.
Hello im looking into reporting a zoo local to me.
Its a small family run business and has been closed down before due to animals being kept badly. I went and had another look around today and was shocked at the state of some of the animals on display. Firstly i went in and saw 4 boscs kept in approx 10ft x 5ft vivarium. A fair size as the Boscs themselves were around 2 foot each. They had a large water pool with very little water which was full of shit. There was a basking spot with an unguarded bulb which could be reached if the animals attempted to jump at it. The Bosc's themselves were in rather poor condition all had shed stuck around them and one i recall had a burn on its nose. Secondly i walked over to the Beardie display tank. This vivarium was around 8ft x 4ft and had 4 visable dragons inside. I was shocked when i saw a Chinese water dragon in with them. They were kept on orchid bark and had a pool of sand at the other end of the vivarium. The vivarium itself had 1 basking spot and a larg cat litter tray for the animals to drink/bathe in. The Beardies themselves all looked battered, one missing around half of its tail (yes possibly from losing when being young). Next i moved around and looked at the Spur theighed torts. They were in a considerably large enclosure around 12ft long to estimate. The torts themselves had a considerably different size range. They ranged from around 10 inches to 20 inches. I was horiffied when i saw that there was a green iguana living amongst them in the branches. The iguana looked in good health and had plenty of room to climb around and had a platform with a uv tube above it ( around 6 foot from the ground so this would not be beneficial to the tort's in any way. ) Next i moved around and saw an albino burmese python in a large vivarium on its own. Reading its description i saw that " it had a feeding problem so as temperarily in this housing and would be put back onto the main display when it was ok ) baring in mind this vivarium it was in was still on display. The burmese itself was covered in mites! These were very easy to spot as they stand out on snakes of this colour. Next i saw the Rhino Iguana. The iguana looked in good health but did not have much room to climb. The vivarium was a good size for the animal but only had 2 platforms for the animal to climb on. It simply laid their in the corner covered in shed. I went into the 'reptile room'. As i first went into the room their was a yellow anaconda. The anaconda was around 11 foot and was in good condition. The vivarium had adiquite space and a large water pool with very little water inside and once again full of shit. The main display vivarium of the 'zoo' was the burmese tank. This vivarium was very large around 12foot to estimate. Inside were 3 normal phase Burmese and 1 boa. The vivarium was covered in snake skin and shit from the snakes. the burmese varied in size from roughly 8 foot to 13 foot. The boa was around 6 foot. The next exhibit that caught my eye was the spider's. All of the 4 tarantula's they had were kept on bark chippings ( beach coloured ). These spiders did not at all look in very good condition. With all of them being new world species, ( brachypelma smithi, brachypelma albopilosum and grammostola rosea x 2 ) all par the rosea had almost bald abdomens. one of the rosea was also labled as a hybrid birdeating spider which it was obviously not. I turned my attention to another display. The royal python and carpet python enclosures. Both of these enclosures had exposed heatmatts ontop of the bark chipping substrate. Another display which shocked me was a small bearded dragon kept in roughly a 15inch x 12 inch all glass tank with only a uv bulb ontop of a piece of glass! in a tank this size even if heated properly the animal will not be able to regulate its temperature. Finally i looked up at the ceiling of the reptile room. PARTS OF IT WERE MISSING AND FALLING IN! I want to report this zoo asap for the well being of the exotics there! could anyone give me an idea of the correct channels to take to ensure they are delt with properly? Thanks. Graz.
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14-06-2009, 06:44 PM
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As I said the other day mate, these guys are finding it hard. It is the only thing local for people to actually go see exotic animals. Instead of reporting them, why not offer support? One day a week (when you aint at college) would help them loads.
I am tomorrow going to speak to my advisor and see if I can have my placement moved to there. I know there is only like 10 weeks left, but them 10 weeks could help get the place on track.
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14-06-2009, 06:47 PM
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14-06-2009, 06:49 PM
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14-06-2009, 07:00 PM
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To be fair, even if they are finding it hard it doesn't excuse having exposed heatmats or T's on the wrong substrate.
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14-06-2009, 07:01 PM
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Oh dear, another point to consider is
[quote=Graz;4116316] Another display which shocked me was a small bearded dragon kept in roughly a 15inch x 12 inch all glass tank with only a uv bulb ontop of a piece of glass! in a tank this size even if heated properly the animal will not be able to regulate its temperature. quote] The UVB won't pass through the glass! I do agree with Ron though, you have a fair bit of time on your hands atm, it could be good experience for both of you. Fingers crossed you don't get knocked down eh 
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14-06-2009, 07:02 PM
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14-06-2009, 07:06 PM
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always nicer to be constructive rather than destructive... help them get it right - sounds like it could be a useful place for people to learn about exotic animals if done correctly, they just need showing what 'correctly' is
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14-06-2009, 07:09 PM
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