Danny the polar bear was found dead after a zookeeper left him alone in a holding area following a procedure involving anesthesia.
By Stephen T. Watson - News Staff Reporter
Updated: 11/21/07 8:06 AM
A recent report by the federal Department of Agriculture raises concerns about animal care and conditions at the Buffalo Zoo after three polar bears died there in the last 16 months.
Care at the Buffalo Zoo is so dangerously poor that the Association of Zoos and Aquariums should immediately revoke the zoo’s accreditation, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals argued in a letter to the association.
“The zoo’s most recent [department] inspection reports reveal an appalling pattern of carelessness, negligence and incompetence,” PETA spokeswoman Lisa Wathne wrote.
This is the first time in Wathne’s five years at PETA that the organization has asked the association to revoke a zoo’s accreditation, she said.
A spokesman for the national Association of Zoos and Aquariums said that PETA is not a credible source on animal care but that the group will investigate the concerns raised in the Agriculture Department reports....
A recent report by the federal Department of Agriculture raises concerns about animal care and conditions at the Buffalo Zoo after three polar bears died there in the last 16 months.
Care at the Buffalo Zoo is so dangerously poor that the Association of Zoos and Aquariums should immediately revoke the zoo’s accreditation, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals argued in a letter to the association.
“The zoo’s most recent [department] inspection reports reveal an appalling pattern of carelessness, negligence and incompetence,” PETA spokeswoman Lisa Wathne wrote.
This is the first time in Wathne’s five years at PETA that the organization has asked the association to revoke a zoo’s accreditation, she said.
A spokesman for the national Association of Zoos and Aquariums said that PETA is not a credible source on animal care but that the group will investigate the concerns raised in the Agriculture Department reports....
