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Reputable zoos try not to produce surplus animals to start with. Some zoos still occasionally produce surplus lists which are distributed to those institutions that the particular zoo is happy to deal with. ARAZPA member institutions use an annual Census and Plan to document what they have, and what they want, and they use this to notify each other of animals they may have available, or they are looking for.