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GuZoo Animal Farm (Closed) Alberta Gov't is finally tightening the reigns on GuZoo

Discussion in 'Canada' started by LOVEWELLRUNZOOS, 26 Sep 2009.

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  1. LOVEWELLRUNZOOS

    LOVEWELLRUNZOOS Member

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    No more Breeding Exotics ... No more taking in orphane or injured wildlife ... no more allowing of handling of almost all animals of any age ... this is so good.


    please read for full details and their sob story.
    http://www.guzooforever.com/cutebabyanimals.html



    Here's to praying this is the alberta gov't first step in the process of shutting them down. :p
     
    LOVEWELLRUNZOOS, 26 Sep 2009
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  2. snowleopard

    snowleopard Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    FINALLY!!! Guzoo is well known as one of the all-time worst zoos in Canadian history, and so anything to advance the process of shutting them down gets a thumbs up from me.:)
     
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  3. Jacobea

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    Excellent news :D

    Hopefully they'll either be forced to do up the enclosures and buck up their animal care and management, or good homes for the inhabitants will be found elsewhere :)
     
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    Fantastic! Im so glad this abomintation to zoo's is finally getting a whip in the butt!
     
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  5. kc7gr

    kc7gr Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Ignorance display here... Is there another thread which can give me some idea of why this place appears to be so vehemently disliked?

    Alternatively - Can someone fill me in? Preferably someone who has visited the place?

    I would like to at least try to get both sides of the story.

    Thanks much.
     
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  6. LOVEWELLRUNZOOS

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    I have visited guzoo , I live in calgary and was last there in november and plan on returning again for an update this november , the place is truly deserving of its reputation . I wont go into to much detail as you will know what you need to after you read the thread and I can tell you from being there and smelling the place and hearing the place and seeing the place then being physically ill . really for days ... It is the saddest thing and most disgusting thing i have ever seen . all the bad stuff is 100% true . the link is to there we page , once you read the new mandates , please feel free to look around it . they are very ignorant and none of them have any kind of actual training , he used to be a fur farm before he was a zoo , he breeds every animals he can get every chance he gets then sells them into the animal trade or to private owners ... i could go on and on , but it is good for you to ask . Please take a look . PLEASE . this place has been as it is for almost 22 years , it has taken 22 years to get to this point . and it has been as bad as it is from the start and has only gotten worse.
    ABOUT GUZOO:

    http://www.zoochat.com/2/guzoo-animal-farm-17854/

    *THE NEW MANDATES*

    http://www.guzooforever.com/cutebabyanimals.html
     
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    I wonder what will become of the animals when the zoo is closed?? We recently aided in the rehoming 22 animals and it's no easy task. Guzoo is a long way from Kansas. osm20
     
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    snowleopard Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    @kc7gr: here is a thread where GuZoo has been discussed at length, and if you search this site there might be other threads as well. This legendarily awful Canadian farm/zoo also has photos in the ZooChat gallery.

    http://www.zoochat.com/2/guzoo-animal-farm-17854/
     
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    kc7gr Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    In a word... yikes...

    'Nuff said. The thread, pictures, and videos speak for themselves. The link name on their well-named sob-story ('cutebabyanimals') also speaks volumes, as this is what they seem to be counting on to distract people from the real issues.

    I'm with Snowleopard on this one. Guzoo is the type of facility which gives better-run places a bad name. Time to close it.

    Thanks for the added info.
     
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    Wonderful- I've heard horror stories on this place and I'm glad some action's finally been taken :)
     
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    It's about time. My hope for it it is to be shut down and the animals rehomed somewhere responsible. It's places like this which give good zoos bad names.
     
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    It's about time! Places like this give real zoos a bad name.
     
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    Guzoo Reopened

    Any new details??
     
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  20. LOVEWELLRUNZOOS

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