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I think the animals at the “zoo” in Lagoon deserve better. They are treated so poorly and not given any room to move or roam. Many of them are in small cement cages and it breaks my heart. They deserve to be free in a wildlife sanctuary or reserve.
Paisley supported: Lagoon Amusement Park: Get Rid of Lagoon’s “Zoo”We visited expecting an aquarium. I bought tickets online thinking this would be something fun for my family to do while in Austin. Well, this was not an aquarium. As soon as you walk in the stench hits you and it feels like you could suffocate in there from the lack of ventilation and AC. It smells really bad. As soon as I saw the lemurs I thought “oh gosh what is this place… ?” It sadly only got worse. Once we made it to the penguins I had to fight back my tears because they are in the worst shape I’ve ever seen an animal be in besides a time I rescued a cat who got hit by a car. One of the penguins looked like he was barely keeping his head up and was begging to be put out of his misery. There was water on the floor where you could “crouch under a tank” to one of the fish tanks and it was wet… it was very sketchy and I felt so gross in there. All the animals looked extremely stressed and these conditions “meet” state standards? There ain’t no way. This is the most ghetto exotic zoo I’ve ever seen and I don’t know how any manager could comfortably live knowing they’re making money by abusing animals. All it takes to realize this place is shady, is to have a heart. This place truly broke mine today and I left the place feeling ashamed for even spending $1 there. I do not recommend anyone supporting this place until they make extreme changes to their “standards.”
Monica supported: Shut Down the Austin AquariumIn order for me to be a mermaid on Saturdays I had to meet a weight requirement. I was bullied and fired…. I was just trying to survive and they kicked me when I was down. I had to cover my body in lubricants to fit the mermaid tale and I had to sit for hours. They fired me and my heart broke. As I was already hungry not being paid nearly anything.
Shelby supported: Shut Down the Austin AquariumThis zoo is home to so many animals who deserve better care and a better life. My experience here was shameful and depressing.
Erica supported: Close Como ZooClose this zoo. Polar bear was literally foaming in the mouth and dying from the heat.
Jasmine supported: Close Como ZooI was literally in shock to see how these animals were being held at this zoo. It is grown up, they look like they are suffering and some didn’t even have the energy to get up. There are very very few animals there, they need to just close it down.
Kayla supported: Close the Jackson Mississippi Zoo!Elephants are intensely social, herd animals. Living in zoos does not provide room to roam, opportunities to socialize with other elephants, or autonomy.
Winter in northern regions is especially hard on elephants, who are confined to barns limiting time outdoors, and severely restricting access to exercise.
Retire Angeline, Savannah, Tasha, Victoria, and Zuri to an accredited sanctuary, where they will have the companionship of other elephants, freedom to roam in a warmer climate, and the emotional and physical care they deserve.
Cynthia supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!Elephants do not belong in confined, barren, small spaces. This degradation of their environment deprives their beings of a meaningful life for which they were evolved. They are smart, social and sensitive animals that deserve dignity and respect, not commodification in the name of profit. As humans, we must do better for our earthly kin. I feel like elephants are wiser than most humans, yet they are captured and exploited for human amusement. It's sickening. Please release all elephants to sanctuaries and do right by them for the remainder of their long lives. It is the ethical path to take. Thank you.
Erin supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!The time for living out the rest of their lives in freedom is long overdue. These animals deserve better from us. I would rather see them in an environment of openness, not confinement, and able to be in the company of each other.
Beverly supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!I can't believe that after all of the years, zoos, like the one in Pittsburgh, are allowed to emotionally and physically abuse elephants. You would think that the people who are familiar with wild animals would know that they need more than one acre of dirt surrounded by fencing to roam and know the happiness of truly being FREE! I hope that I am still alive when all zoos, roadside animal attractions, canned hunting locations, government ordered culling, animal experiment laboratories, puppy mills and catteries are ILLEGAL. SHAME ON THE HUMAN RACE FOR ITS UNENDING CRUELTY TO GOD'S CREATURES.
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