KOLD News 13Reid Park Zoo: 4th Worst?
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By Heather Rowe-- hrowe@kold.com
Tucson, AZ (KOLD)-- Reid Park Zoo is ranked one of the worst zoos for elephants according to an animal welfare group. The group, "In Defense Of Animals", puts Tucson's zoo as fourth among the top ten worst zoos when it comes to taking care of elephants. It calls the zoo's third of an acre enclosure "measly". It says both elephants, Connie and Shaba have a history of foot disorders and that the foot disease is a common cause of death in captive elephants because the elephants do not have enough room to move around.
Zoo officials disagree. They say the elephants are happy and healthy. They also say they are working on money to fund a bigger home for them. They say bond money to pay for an expansion fell through during the recession.
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