And to lie to guests if they ask if an animal has died?
2007-11-05 04:56:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
If a zoo is telling that to their employees that zoo might be having current problems that they are working on that they do not want leaked out until fixed.
However, is a policy that is really starting to change with todays zoos.
Back in the day it used to be the type of thing that a facility worried that if the public knew about deaths that they would be turned off in thinking the zoo was "killing" their animals or worry that by going to their zoo that they could get sick. Plus it gave stupid groups like PETA fuel to further their lies to the public.
Like I said though, today things have changed. Most deaths are public knowledge and many even do press releases about it. They put up memorials and allow the public to get involved in the remembering of the animal as well.
The main problem is that there are people out there who HATE zoos because they still look at them as horrid places of cement and concrete. Even if an animal dies of old age those types of people can cause problems for good facilities.
Our zoo once got a bit of bad press because two of our animals (same speices) more or less died back to back. They were trying to say that our zoo was a horrid place that did not take good care of our collection. They left out the fact that though the animals were ours that they died at another zoo in a different state.
2007-11-05 05:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by The Cheshire 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The same reason parents tell their kids Santa is the one bringing them presents on Christmas.They don't want them to be sad.I can already see the 15 thumbs down,lol.
Coyote has a very good explaination.We have had people in the past accuse the zoo I work at of some outrageous things but it always seems to be the same people and in our case it was a very well known zoo I wont mention that was mad we were taking some of their business.Your always going to have people out there that hate you for some reason.
2007-11-05 16:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My assumption is that many of the kids who visit the zoo have not yet had any exposure to death. Parents may not choose to address such an issue at this time. Letting kids hear that an animal has died can cause them (and their parents) considerable distress.
Most cities I've lived in do mention animal deaths in print news coverage, but the story doesn't play on TV news except at 11:00 p.m.
2007-11-05 13:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't want to scare people into thinking some disease is spreading around.
2007-11-05 13:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by PUREfect Your Skin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
simple, bcoz they do not want to lose their business.
2007-11-05 13:11:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋