26-01-2008
The AZA (American Zoo and Aquarium Association) in North America accredits zoos every 5 years, and has been quite successful in that regard for a hell of a long time. It's quite suprising that in Oceania (or Australiasia) the ARAZPA still doesn't maintain assessments on a yearly basis. The AZA has approximately 216 members, but there are literally hundreds and hundreds of roadside zoos that aren't up to the standards of such an organization and thus aren't allowed to become official members.
The Greater Vancouver Zoo had its accreditation taken away (or voluntarily given up if one were to believe their side of the tale) around 2004 because of hippo deaths, inadequate housing of a baby hippo, and the subsequent breeding of lions that wasn't allowed.
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