written by GlendaR on 25/03/2011
One of the times i visited was when poor Mercedes the polar bear was still here and that poor old soul was one of the most miserable looking bored creatures I have ever seen.
They are particuarly bad for breeding animals to work as a vistor draw and then culling them. google red river pigs edinburgh to find out more on that one.
Only this year it is working on getting the giant pandas in to be a real money spinner yet at the same time it has been threatened with the removal of its operating licence after inspectors found it had failed to address a series of animal welfare and safety failings that date back at least five years.
At the same time it is spending a fortune on pandas: the big cat enclosure is in a terrible state of disrepair; the sea lion enclosure has several animals were suffering from eye infections; and the main food store was infested withvermin.
In additon to that just what you need when bringing in the worlds rarest bears with tricky needs - problems with the zoo's veterinary hospital.
All of the above inspection findings are fully verifiable via freedom of information documents and other publications.
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Gingerginger's Response to GlendaR's Review
Written on: 22/04/2013
pretty sure you just made all that up hahaha! its a conservation zoo and breeding the CRITICALLY ENDANGERED animals is extremely important in order to save the species. Edinburgh Zoo looks after the animals extremely well and is always clean and tidy. The animals are extremely happy and if they were not they would show signs of distress. That is why mercedes went to the highland wildlife park, she needed more space.