Zoo in Frderick MD. Catoctin.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone been there? How did you feel about how the animals were being cared for? Something just did not seem right to me. Can anyone explain who runs that place?

[Anonymous]

They are a well monitored facility in what I belive is Thurmont, not Frederick. They are known for saving rare, exotic animals and caring for abandoned animals as well. What did you feel was "not right"? Did you stop to ask any of the staff about the zoo'z credentials or voice your concerns?

http://www.cwpzoo.com/

Our Maryland facility is:

Institutional Member of the American Association of Zookeepers
Accredited Member of the Zoological Association of America (ZAOA)
A member of the Tourism Council of Frederick County
A member of the Maryland Travel Council
A member of the Better Business Bureau
A member of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Organized and hosted the First Venomous Animal Husbandry and Safety Course in conjunction with the Frederick Community College and the American Association of Zookeepers
Featured in newspapers including the Washington Post, Washington Times, Frederick News-Post, Hagerstown Herald, Baltimore Sun and Martinsburg Journal
Seen on television programs including "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Animal Planet's "Pet Psychic," Maryland Public Television, WHAG TV 25, Hagerstown; and WJZ TV 13, Baltimore;
Providing live animal programs for National Geographic Museum Explorers Hall, National Academy of Sciences, Johns Hopkins Wilderness Survival Course students, National Capital Area Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout day camps, and hundreds of schools and learning centers throughout Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
The host facility for the national award winning educational cable series "The Wild Life with Whitney Hahn." The show is a two time Parents' Choice Recommended Award winner.
Licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Inspection Services
Licensed by the U.S. Department of the Interior Animal, Fish and Wildlife Division
A participating facility in AZA Studbook records
Founded, 1933



Our staff members regularly attend professional conferences and continuing training, including those sponsored by:

International Zoo Design Symposium
International Herpetological Congress
The American Association of Zookeepers
The American Association of Zoo Horticulturists
The American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
The American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Federation of Aviculturists
The Feline Conservation Federation
The International Herpetological Symposium
1st University of Nebraska Medical School Symposium on Snakebites in the New Millennium
The Zoological Association of America
USDA Big Cat Symposium
The International Turtle Alliance