I have visited the Phuket Zoo in the south of Thailand twice. It is a truly awful place that is geared up to milking every last Baht from a gullible public. They are making money too...tons of it. There is absolutely no reason for the animals to be kept as they are here. It is a very popular collection with tourists. There does not appear to be any sort of expertise here.
Thanks for keeping us updated on these issues, Peter Dickinson. However, any comments from me would be politically incorrect and unwanted on the site, so I will refrain. I wholeheartedly support you in your struggle, though.
Thanks again Peter for shining a spotlight on the horrendous zoos of Thailand. That photo with the orangutan is one of the saddest things I've seen in a long time.
Releasing an Orang utan....... : Orangutan release prompts calls for zoo closure in Phuket - The Nation
Milo. the Orang utan has died : Milo, beloved orangutan freed from Phuket Zoo, dies from stroke | Coconuts Bangkok