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[quote=Anonymous]The problems with the national zoo were very different from this. The cat poisioning happened off grounds by a research associate who hated feral cats in her neighborhood. The Red pandas accidentally ingested rat poision when a maintence worker made a mistake. Trust me if National Zoo drowned an injured animal they would be in some hotter water than Reston Zoo.

I used to work for a private zoo, and believe they do cut corners. They are not funded by the city and are completely for profit. They have animals they will spend money on bc it has value and they have animals they wont. Sadly, it is looked upon as a business decision.

These zoos are not "hounded by vets and inspections" from my experience you deal with a USDA inspector about twice a year and that is it, unless there is a complaint.

For those of you who will continue to go to RZ regardless of this incident bc you want your kid to feed a goat perhaps you should consider the example you are setting for your little goat feeder. It is not like this was some rogue employee, this was the Director who is the daughter of the owner....how can things get better considering that?[/quote]

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