Pirate Smile Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 People are dying, doctors don’t have face masks, and thousands have been laid off, yet the Ross Park Zoo has its hand out? Are you kidding me? Sure animals need care, but if they can’t feed the animals and provide basic care for the next month, close the place down. How much do they receive in state and county grants? Probably hundreds of thousands. Where did that money go? I found this appeal for donations to be in very bad taste. What’s the old saying, “never let a tragedy go to waste”? It reminds me of the time I saw a jackass campaigning at a funeral home, to the people in the viewing line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest11 Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 I also saw that story earlier on WBNG and thought the same thing, bad taste and wrong time to ask for money. But, hey, they've got to fund that crow exhibit some how... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marybeth Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I don’t trust that place at all. There has been shady business going on there for years. I can’t believe it’s still open. Close it down and save all that tax payer money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane from Endicott Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 How expensive can it be? I’m probably about the size of one of those animals, and I eat well, but I don’t spend much on food. Maybe $300-$400 a week. There’s only a few animals there, and they all seem to be old and dying. Maybe dying animals are on special diets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27 Time World Champions Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Diane from Endicott said: I’m probably about the size of one of those animals, and I eat well, but I don’t spend much on food. Maybe $300-$400 a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 In the story on WBNG the director says Covid-19 has pushed back their opening date until April 18. As an out door facility in Upstate NY, I can't imagine they open before April 18, most years? I agree with the thoughts above, this seems like them taking advantage of this disaster and the public's sympathy to load up on donations. Here's a wild idea. Get some animals people actually want to see, and people will pay to see them. There is nothing at that zoo anyone wants to pay to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27 Time World Champions Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, DJC said: Here's a wild idea. Get some animals people actually want to see, and people will pay to see them. There is nothing at that zoo anyone wants to pay to see. I’d pay to see Diane from Endicott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, DJC said: In the story on WBNG the director says Covid-19 has pushed back their opening date until April 18. As an out door facility in Upstate NY, I can't imagine they open before April 18, most years? I agree with the thoughts above, this seems like them taking advantage of this disaster and the public's sympathy to load up on donations. Here's a wild idea. Get some animals people actually want to see, and people will pay to see them. There is nothing at that zoo anyone wants to pay to see. Just as I thought, I did a search on WBNG and last year they didn't open until April 20. https://wbng.com/2019/04/20/binghamton-zoo-opens-for-the-season/ Talk about lying to the public. This is disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Anything that can be done to help out is goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owego Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Why is it that every time the zoo is on the news there is a new Zoo Director? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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