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Dublin - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970 Protest outside Dublin Zoo
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event notice
 Sunday April 05, 2009 16:44 by Laura Broxson - National Animal Rights Association naracampaigns at gmail dot com PO Box 11019, Dublin 2
On Saturday 11th April, as part of the CAPS (www.captiveanimals.org) "Zoo Awareness Weekend", we will be having a protest outside Dublin Zoo in Phoenix Park, Dublin 8. Saturday will also officially mark the launch our new anti-zoo campaign. It's been many years since Dublin Zoo was protested, and so from May onwards, we will be demonstrating outside the zoo on the last Sunday of every month.
We have created a new Zoo page on our website (http://www.naracampaigns.org/dublinzoo.html) with lots of information on it (given to us by CAPS), which also includes our newly compiled "Dublin Zoo in the Headlines: A Hidden Past of Abuse" Factsheet (copied below). Here's the plan for Saturday:
Meet at: 12noon (sharp) outside Connolly Train Station (Amiens Street, Dublin 1).
From there, we'll be getting a Luas to Heuston Station, which is only a 10min walk away from the entrance of Dublin Zoo.
We aim to be set up at Dublin Zoo by 1pm, and will stay there until 3pm.
*Note that, as we are expecting to receive the same reaction we get when protesting animal circuses, we will be notifying the police beforehand, for our own safety. There is also a chance that police will remove us from the Phoenix Park grounds, so we may have to move to the nearest public street - so just call/text me if you can't find us.
This is a very important event, so please do your best to make it. And if you could let me know if you're coming (so I can get an idea of numbers), I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Laura Broxson
086 8729 444
National Animal Rights Association
FACTSHEET - Dublin Zoo in the Headlines: A Hidden Past of Abuse
1994 / 1995:
Zookeeper of 10 years Brendan Price quits in protest of the animals’ living conditions.
The two resident Polar bears are mentally ill (they have been at the zoo for 17 years).
Adult male hippo kept inside with a tiny ‘bath’ - separated from female and baby hippo, who get to go outdoors. In winter, the male will be kept in a different pen, with just a running hose to stand under.
Elephants locked out of indoor enclosure during zoo open hours - so they are constantly on display.
Animal rights groups call for independent inquiry after the death of a Sea Lion.
No hiding place for wolves to get away from the public eye - kept on display at all times.
Dublin Zoo will not release their animal records - which would document how many animals have been born, bred, imported, exported, or have died there every year.
1995:
Pregnant Gibbon dies days after Orang-utan tested positive for tuberculosis.
Sea Lions are kept in chlorinated water - as a result some suffered from keratitis which then progressed to blindness.
Report commissioned by the ISPCA says many of the animals in Dublin Zoo are bored, stressed, withdrawn and in urgent need of stimulation.
1996/1997:
Animal rescue organisations “Animal Rescue” and “Bear With Us” offer to pay (and provide a home) in Canada for the Zoo’s two Polar bears. This follows an animal cruelty investigation and Gardai report sent into the DPP on the mistreatment of the bears.
Zoo director says the Polar bears will ‘not be withdrawn from the zoo’ as they intend to build a bigger enclosure.
1997:
A White Rhino (which is an endangered species) was shot dead while being loaded on a truck to go to Longleat Safari Park (owned by Chipperfield’s Circus).
Zoo staff say the rhino died ‘almost instantly’.
11 Penguins die from food poisoning.
1998:
Dublin Zoo admits to giving Prozac and Valium to the animals to ‘encourage them to interact’.
A Macaw is stolen after a break-in at the zoo.
1999:
An undercover investigation on the Chipperfield’s Circus and Farm (they are a notorious, and convicted, family of animal abusers in the UK) revealed that Dublin Zoo had been supplying them with animals - such as camels, hippos, tigers and lions - for years. Why? Because Dublin Zoo can’t fit all the animals that they breed every year.
2000:
A wolf was shot dead - because he ‘tried to escape’ - and 8 wolf cubs were put down, as the zoo had no room for them.
25 prairie dogs were killed - some from eating rat poison and burrowing into the cheetahs enclosure. When the rest did not surface from their burrows, the area was bulldozed as it was under renovation. Zoo staff ‘believe none were present’ at the time.
A Scarlet Macaw (an endangered species of parrot - on ‘loan’ from Britain’s Twycross Zoo) was given to a private collector and told that he could keep the bird indefinitely. Dublin Zoo claim the bird ‘would be returned if required’.
A mother and baby chimp (on ‘loan’ from Belfast Zoo) drowned in the new island exhibit, while trying to rescue another chimp which had fallen into the water. The baby got an electric shock from the fence before falling in. Zoo staff claim they saw what happened, but were ‘powerless to intervene’.
2002:
A female Hippo dies after eating a tennis ball that was thrown into her enclosure.
2003:
The Polar bears were so mentally disturbed that they had to be transferred to a zoo in Hungary.
2004:
Some wild foxes got into the zoo and killed a small number birds for food. Dublin Zoo then hunted the foxes, killing at least one of them.
2006:
A teenage girl is mauled by Siberian Tiger after she scaled two fences and stuck her arm into enclosure. How did she manage to do all this without being spotted by zoo staff?
2008:
Orang-utan, Maggie (who has spent 24 years in captivity), escapes from her enclosure and wanders around the zoo for an hour.
NOTES - THE HISTORY OF DUBLIN ZOO:
Dublin Zoo was opened in 1830.
On June 17, 1903 an elephant named Sita killed her keeper. She was then killed by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
During the 1916 Easter Rising, other animals in the zoo were fed to the lions and tigers.
During World War II, old trees from the area were cut down and used to heat the ‘tropical houses’.
A lion named Slats was born in the zoo on March 20, 1919. In 1928 he was used as ‘Leo’, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's mascot. Of what benefit to Slats was this?
There was a major outbreak of tuberculosis in Dublin Zoo in the 1980’s.
Ex Zoo Director, Peter Wilsons, was a vivisector at Trinity College.
There is only one lion, Sheila, left at Dublin Zoo. She is 22 years old and has spent all of her life in captivity. Zoo officials say that when she dies, she will be replaced by a group of Asian Lions.
Conservation con - most of the animals kept at the zoo are in no danger of extinction - so why are they there?
Horses deemed no longer useful to the racing industry are killed and fed to the lions and tigers at Dublin Zoo.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Most of this info is news to me so thanks for bringing it to light. Not that I would have gone to Dublin Zoo anyway - I stopped doing that pretty much at the age of reason! A pretty grim track record all in all...
Recently, I have been at Dublin Zoo with my nephew and I have to say that whilst it has greatly improved from years ago, I am still not satisfied with some of the animals confined there. It is clear to me and should be to any observant person that some of the animals there are exhibiting disturbed behaviours - they certainly do not exhibit such disturbed behaviours in the wild.
The snow leopard was exhibiting the exact same disturbed behaviour that I witnessed in the two Polar Bears many years ago. One of the snow leopards goes a few short paces in an agitated manner, stops, then turns back and then keeps repeating this behaviour over and over again (stopping at the exact same spot each time) - this is unnatural, they would not do this in the wild. Similarly, I have witnessed unfortunate human beings locked up and hidden away in this State's Mental Institutions for years also exhibit the exact same kind of disturbed behaviour (I am only mentioning this, because on the day I visited, the snow leopard in Dublin Zoo, sadly, reminded me of a friend I had (RIP) in the past and used to visit in such a State Mental “Health” Institution - psychologically damaged irreparably so, by years unlived in confinement and in an unstimulating environment courtesy of a so-called State mental “hospital” - she too exhibited the exact same disturbed pacing behaviour as the snow leopard. (Jaysus, Mr Charles Darwin was spot on!)
Also, one of the Orangutans in there should be removed immediately, as it is clearly disturbed and extremely withdrawn (at the time, I noticed it was been watched carefully by a keeper). I am not satisfied with the behaviours of the Orangutans in Dublin Zoo, they are exhibiting very unnatural behaviour and appear too listless and withdrawn to me - they should be removed!
It is crystal clear to me that there are animals that appear to be happy, but some animals evidently are not, and some find it difficult to cope with the cold and damp Irish climate. Some Dublin Zoo animals should be brought somewhere that: bothers to provide a more interesting environment and has a lot more space; to a country that can afford to provide for their welfare and that actually cares, and that has a more suitable climate for them (the day I visited some animals were not on view, as the Irish weather was too cold and harsh for them - therefore, they should not be here!).
Every time I leave Dublin Zoo, I come away with this niggling uneasy feeling that - it is just all so terribly wrong.
I agree with the sentiments on here. While in many ways the zoo has got its act together doubts still remain. The last time i was there (several years ago) facilities had certainly improved but like other posters I wasn't happy with welfare of the wolves, sealions and snow leopards in particular. I don't understand why the zoo can't expand more to give the animals the space and privacy they deserve given how vast the phoenix park is. The zoo should learn from their past mistakes and act quicker when welfare issues arrive. Also like our current government an apology for past wrongs would not go amiss!!
the zoo shouldnt exist full stop. animals are not here for human entertainment and should never be exploited by the zoo or any animal abusing establishment, ever.
a zoo in any country or climate could have the best facilities suited to all the animals' needs and for nearly all the right reson(they think) like preservation or something and it would still be wrong and immoral and cruel. all zoos should be closed and thats it.
I have been going to the zoo all my life and I take my kids and they love it too. I think you are talking rubbish. Modern zoos are animal friendly and they play an invaluable role in preserving endangered species. Animals are not humans! I for one would campaign to keep the zoo open and I believe that the majority of people would support keeping the zoos going and wildlife parks like Fota.
I'm sure many would support keeping it open indeed. It's fun to watch trapped animals! Look at the success of "Big Brother".....
I take your opinions on board but have a real difficulty in taking them seriously as you provide no factual evidence whatsoever. Your post is entirely opinion based and therefore meaningless.
Previous posters (and particularly the article) provide actual evidence to support their views. I suggest you do the same. Perhaps you could give some statistics of elephants living longer in captivity? (eh, no, they actually dieabout 50 years younger in captivity...) or of successful rehabilitation of endangered species from Dublin Zoo? ( ha! not bloody likely! they get more money trading them out to circuses!)
Please though, I am very interested in the facts you may have to offer this debate....
A question to Zoo Supporter.... What, in the name of God, does your statement, "Animals are not humans." actually
mean in this context?
Please tell me that I am wrong in thinking that by this statement you mean that if they were humans you would not treat
them this way, but because they are not human, it is OK. I mean you gotta help me out here, I'm already on a slippery
enough slope when it comes to my faith in humanity. Please tell me this is not really what you meant.
I do mean that Janus. I think it is acceptable for a human to use a horse to pull a plough through a field. I do not think it is acceptable for a human to use another human to pull a plough through a field. I think it is acceptable for a human to eat an animal to sustain themselves. I do not think it is acceptable for a human to eat another human to sustain themselves. I think it is acceptable for a human to ride an elephant when they are logging trees in India, but I do not think it would be acceptable for a human to use another human in a similar way. I am not sure what part of this you have difficulty in crasping, humans and animals are very different and are treated and should be treated differently.
To Zoo supporter,
I agree with the points you made in "Oh yes I do", ploughing, logging, eating, etc...... But my question was in regard to zoos, "in this context" and what I now fail to grasp is the connection between, ploughing, logging etc. and zoos. Animals in zoos are, in essence, caged animals. Well documented evidence exists - as has been posted by others - which shows that most zoos are not nice places to be, if you are an animal. I understand that zoos began as a mere attraction at first but later began to be seen as a means of conservation of various endangered animals. I also believe that, unfortunately, zoos have not really moved on from the original "pay to view" thinking. This leaves them dependent on paying "viewers" for most of their day-to-day running of the zoo and I'm afraid that this does not raise enough finance for the proper care of animals.
Zoos appear to be a sort of get-out-of-jail card for most people, people who care about animal welfare but who are unable or will not support the proper funding of caring and habitat maintaince for these creatures.
Again I agree when you say that "humans and animals are very different and are treated and should be treated differently", but I think that to be treated differently should NOT, include being treated badly.
I have just come across your page and found it very sad.
Dublin Zoo are committed to conservation and enrichment for all of the animals. The people who work and care for these animals are great supporters of animals welfare and care and are devoted to the animals in the zoo. The employees are all highly educated people and believe me they could possibly find better paid jobs than the Zoo.
The Elephant Exhibit is one of the best in Europe. Some animals have actually been hand reared e.g. chimp, orang utan and have been successfully returned to their family groups.
With regard to animal rights/welfare, please help animals who are suffering needlessly puppy farming, mink farms, etc .
What about the Smithfield Horse Market which shows scenes of cruelty every month. Please help the horses.
Protesting outside the Zoo really doesn't help anyone.
Is that why the Silverback sits in a concrete room all day long with not even artificial plants for company? Was a few years ago mind you, maybe they've since invested in a bigger concrete room.