Timely Topics:
*USDA Inspection Report February 16th, 2011:
Nine Serious Animal/Human Welfare Violations: Read
*Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Volunteer Arrested For Molesting Boy in Restroom :Read
*Polk County Won't Appeal Ruling Blocking Former Lowry Park Zoo CEO Lex Salisbury's Exotic Animal Park Safari Wild: Whatever happend to Lowry Park Zoo's magnificent Bision that the zoo transferred to Safari Wild due to the new water flume ride? Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper: Read
*Judge: Polk County Violated Own Land Code In Approving Safari Wild: Administrative Law Judge urged "the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission quash the Polk County Development Order" that allowed the project to proceed and "deny permission to Safari Wild to develop the Safari Wild Project: Published by the Tampa Tribune Newspaper: Read
*Tom French's "Zoo Story; Life in the Garden of Captives" Watching the Animals at the Zoo: Published by Creative Loafing: Read
*"What Children Learn at the Zoo": A Profound/Must-Read Letter to the Editor Based on Thomas French's Book Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives: Presented by Salon.com: Read
*Thomas French's "Zoo Story" Rattles the Cages of Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa: Published in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper: Read
*Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Thomas French Releases Novel Based on his 2007 Special Report Published in the St.Petersburg Times Newspaper: Zoo Story: Life, Death, the Paradox of Freedom: Read
*Fate of Former Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury's Exotic Animal Park Safari Wild Now in Judges Hands: Published in theTampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Coming Soon: Dr. Larry Killmar, Lowry Park Zoo's Director of Animal Collections: Chronology of Animal Welfare Issues of Concern.
*Lowry Park Zoo's Response to "American Disability Act" (ADA) Lawsuit Filed in 2007: "Cover it Up": Lowry Park Zoo Closes and Entombs Tiger and Bear Observation Area with Concrete Wall:Details
*Lowry Park Zoo's Veterinarian, Manatee Expert Resigns: The Story Behind the Story: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Former Lowry Park Zoo CEO Lex Salisbury's Safari Wild: Farm or Tourist Attraction: Judge Won't Decide for Weeks: Published in the St.Petersburg Times Newspaper.
*The Complete and Continuing Collection of Articles Documenting the Lowry Park Zoo, Safari Wild and Lex Salisbury Connection: The Facts
*Lowry Park Zoo Layoffs; Distinguished Veterinarian of 20+ Years Departs: Read
*Continuing Pattern of Concern: Zoo Chimpanzee on the Kitchen Counter: Lowry Park Zoo Utilizes Eli the Chimpanzee and Other Animals for Offsite Fundraiser: Conservation or Exploitation? You Decide: View Picture
*Donate $10,000 and Cuddle With a African Black-Footed Penguin in Your Lap: Conservation or Exploitation? You Decide.
Read the Complete Article and AZA Policy for Animal Contact With the General Public: Read
Note:
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) obtained Lex Salisbury's application to the USDA for Safari Wild's license through the Freedom of Information Act. In completing the application, Lex Salisbury classified Safari Wild as a "Drive Through Zoo": Read Safari Wild's Application to the USDA-
*Former Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury's Attorney Claims Exotic Animal Park Safari Wild Likened to Farm: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Staples Safari Traveling Animal Circus, Lowry Park Zoo, Zoological Association of America: Boxing Kangaroos, Monkey Mayhem Magic Shows, Lions on Leashes: Education or Exploitation: You Decide.
*Lowry Park Zoo Manatees on the Move: Lowry Park Zoo Transfers Four Manatees to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium:Details.
*Lowry Park Zoo Animal Loan/Sales: December 2008: Second Sumatran Tiger Dies at Akron Ohio Zoo Due to Illness. Details.
*Keeping Track of Lowry Park Zoo Animals: Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Transfers Four Ring-Tailed Lemurs to North Carolina Zoo:Read
*Animals On The Move Again: Lowry Park Zoo Sells One of Their Albino Alligators to the South Carolina Aquarium for $10,000: Full Story.
*Zoo Animals on The Move: Lowry Park Zoo Angolan Colobus Monkey Transferred to Zoo Atlanta: Details.
*Tracking Lowry Park Zoo's Animals: Lowry Park Zoo Transfers 5 Meerkats to the Assinboiine Park Zoo in Canada: Read
*Accident Waiting To Happen:: Lowry Park Zoo Allows Behind the Scenes Visitors to "Pet" Rhinoceros: Pattern of Concern Continues: View the Video.
*Spotlight on Clueless Board at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: The Prosecutor's Office Faulted the Zoo Board for Relying on Public Money and Tolerating a "Lethal" Lack of Accountability: Editorial Published by the St.Petersburg Times Newspaper.
*The Pattern of Animal Welfare Concern at Lowry Park Zoo Traces Back to 1958: "Snow Show a Fiasco", Animals Shot to Death: Originally Published in the St.Petersburg Times Newspaper in 2003: Read.
*Koala Dies While On Loan To Lowry Park Zoo: Animal Deaths While On Loan, a Continuing Pattern of Concern: Published by ABC Action News.
**Lowry Park Zoo Giraffe Dies On Loan To Panhandle Exhibit: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Continued Pattern of Concern: San Diego Wild Animal Park Transfer of 3 Elephants to Make Room For Joint Venture With Lowry Park Zoo to Import of Eleven Elephants from Swaziland Results in Two Deaths: Details.
*Lowry Park Zoo Debuts Baby Rhino and Already Plans to Transfer for Breeding Purposes: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*The Humane Society of the United States Position Regarding Zoo's Includes: "External Pressures Routinely Take Precedence Over Humaneness" & "Some of the Most Reputable Ones in the United States, Contain Forgotten and Outdated Exhibits. These Sad and Inadequate Displays Are Often Obscured by the Multimillion-Dollar Exhibits That Tend to Focus Only on the More Glamorous Species and Habitats": Read
*Where Are Lowry Park Zoo's White Tiger Cubs?: Lowry Park Zoo Continues to Breed White Tigers Despite the Association of Zoo's and Aquariums (AZA) Guidelines: First of Two Sets of Offspring Sent to Non AZA Accredited Facility: Published in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper.
*Pattern of Concern, 2002: Lowry Park Zoo Must Explain Wallabie Deaths: Published in the St.Petersburg Times Newspaper.
*Forever Remembered 2006: Chimpanzee Dies in Violent Fight: Staffers Mourn the Loss of Herman, Who Had Lived There Since 1965: Published in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper.
**Forever Remembered 2006: Sumatran Tigress Enshalla Shot and Killed By Then Zoo President Lex Salisbury: Published in theSt.Petersburg Times Newspaper.
Former Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury Opens Giraffe Park in Dade City: Giraffes, Zebras, Dexter Cattle, Haflinger horses "oh my": The Association Between Lex Salisbury, Lowry Park Zoo, Safari Adventures and the Exotic Animal Trade Continues: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
In 2006 Hillsborough County Commissioners Raised Concerns Regarding the Zoological Society's Ability to Maintain the Public Tax Payer Supported Zoo:
"We Shouldn't Be Building Anything We're Not Going to Maintain, and If We're Going to Give Money for an Asset to an Organization, We Should Have Some Confidence That They Have The Ability to Maintain Those Assets Over Time." Read the full Transcripts
*Zoo Needs Upgrades to Retain Accreditation: Continuing Pattern of Concern: Flashback 2006 Alex Picket's Endangered Species: How Safe is Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: Published in Creative Loafing.
**The "Standard of Care" Required of AZA Accreditation Facilities: The Myth of AZA Accreditation
*Lowry Park Zoo Falls Short of Five-Year Accreditation: Published in the St.Petersburg Times Newspaper.
*Dr. Larry Killmar, Lowry Park Zoo Director of Animal Collections and Former CEO Lex Salisbury Remain Professional Members of the Zoological Association of America: The Exotic Animal Trade Connection.
*Lowry Park Zoo Given One Year to Make Improvements: Following an Inspection by the Association of Zoo's and Aquariums (AZA) Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is Given Grace Period to Rectify Deficiencies or Once Again Face Loss of Accreditation: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, A Legal Retrospective: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Florida.
*Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, APHIS Inspection Reports: United States Department of Agriculture.
*Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, a Food Service Inspection Retrospective: Hillsborough County Health Department, Environmental Health Services Division.
*The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in the State of Florida, in and for Hillsborough County Civil Division: Hortense and Quitman Lott versus Lowry Park Zoological Society: Continuing Litigation Documentation of Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
*BBQ Vendor has Beef With Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*How Safe Is Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: Chlorine Confirmed as Source of Problems at Lowry Park Zoo's Fountains: Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Lowry Park Zoo Official to Critics: Be Quiet or Be Sued: The Culture of Intimidation Continues:
Published in the Tampa Tribune Newspaper.
*City of Tampa Spends $45,000 of Taxpayer Money to Settle Lawsuit Filed Against Lowry Park Zoo: Published by the City of Tampa.
*Lowry Park Zoo Criticized for Buying Elephants: Published in theTampa Tribune Newspaper.
*Lowry Park Zoo Advocates Warned of Mismanagement: Published in Creative Loafing.
*Fired Employee Sues Lowry Park Zoo and Swiftmud: Published in the St.Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune Newspapers.
*Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo celebrates the birth of 2 new white tiger cubs; Tampa's Zoo Advocates reflect upon the loss of Enshalla and Eric: Read
*Commissioners Discuss the Financial Relationship Between Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa and Lowry Park Zoo: Transcripts from the October 15th, 2008 Board of County Commissioners Public Meeting: Read
* Lowry Park Zoo Celebrates 3 New Animal Births, Animal Lovers Mourn the Death of 3 Lives Lost: Details
*Lowry Park Zoo's Gator Falls Water Flume Ride Opens at the Expense of the Animals and Tax Payers: Details
*$1,823,342 of Tax Payer's Money Approved by Local Government to Fund Lowry Park Zoo's New Log Flume Ride, Safari Lodge and Animal Exhibits.
Published by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County Florida.
* Hillsborough County Tax Dollars Continue to Fund Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: Details
* Former Employee Files a Civil Lawsuit Against Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: Animal Keeper Reported the Unsafe Handling of Animals and was Terminated. Reported in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper.
* Zoo Security: "A Pattern of Concern" Another Zoo Break-In, Another Loss of Animal Life.
*"Tragedy Revisited" Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Tiger Escape/Death Compared with San Francisco Zoo's Recent Tiger/Human Tragedy. - Published in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper.
*"Zoo Story": Life, Death. The Paradox of Freedom. A Nine Part Series Presented in the St.Petersburg Times by Pulitzer Prize Winner Thomas French.
" "Endangered Species" How Safe is Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo?" Published in Creative Loafing
*"In Loving Memory" our groups heartfelt and public tribute to Enshalla and Herman.
*"Tampa's Zoo Advocates" donates $400 to the "Sumatran Tiger Trust" in tribute to "Enshalla", the Queen of Tampa.]
*"An Unnatural Fate", published in the St.Petersburg Times. Dr. Ron Tilson, Conservation, Director of the Minnesota Zoo and Manager of the "Tiger Species Survival Plan" exposes the plight and myth of white tigers, such as those exhibited at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
*"She's Good With Animals", published in the St.Petersburg Times. Ex-zookeeper Carie Peterson shares her tireless dedication towards finding loving homes for orphaned creatures and her heartfelt memories of Enshalla.
* "Elegy for the King and Queen" Enshalla and Herman: Published in the St. Petersburg Times
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