A friend of mine works at a species survival center and zoo in Louisiana. Specifically, she works with the birds. This summer, when West Nile Virus became an issue, she was forced to watch almost their entire chick flock die really excruciating deaths because: a. The boss refused to believe it was West Nile b. When the boss finally admitted it was West Nile, he refused to authorize the vaccine for the uninfected ones because "it costs too much." c. He wouldn't pay for euthanizing the sick ones because "it costs too much."
My friend had to go over his head to his boss to finally get permission to euthanize the sick birds. (Apparently, natural death from west nile is truly horrific.) Now, remember, this is a conservation place. Their sole purpose is to increase the world's supply of several species. But, it wasn't worth the money to bother to vaccinate. Hmmmm.... Nope. Nothing wrong with our zoo system. (By the way, the same thing happened with the flamingos at the affiliated zoo.) -d Deanna Schneider Interactive Media Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
