Visited this zoo with my family last month and had...

Visited this zoo with my family last month and had a blast. This place is not deserving of the negative reviews from trolls. I ve had several years of experience taking care of animals and from what I could tell these animals were well taken care of and were as contented as animals can be. They all appeared to be interactive and interested. In many zoos the animals will just appear bored, but these animals were curious and engaged. The lynx put his paw to the glass when my son placed his hand on it. The parrots turned their heads to my boys as they talked and sang songs to them. This is more of a farm style rural zoo rather than a city zoo and I think that contributes to the animals sense of wellbeing. For outraged individuals asking why certain animals have no grass,etc. many animals will overeat if allowed free range of local grass especially if they are animals that are indigenous to rugged environments where food is sparse. Allowing them free range on large amounts of local grass/plants could actually be bad for them. Pacing is definitely a behavior you see in animals that are enclosed but many people don t realize that animals behave similarly in the wild, often going by the same exact locations on a routine basis albeit in a usually larger area. Routines are soothing to animals and so they usually create them for themselves. I ve been to a good amount of zoos and aquariums along the east coast and I think these animals have it the best, a peaceful environment far away from city crowds and concrete enclosures. I think they know it too.