I didn't see all of the negative reviews about thi...

I didn't see all of the negative reviews about this zoo until after we went, and I am so glad that I didn't see them because I wouldn't have gone. My husband and I, and our 2 year old had a great time! Admission is free for 2 and under which I think makes more sense than any other zoo admission fee I've seen where you have to pay about $11 for a 2 year old to visit. The staff was very friendly to us, even those who were working directly with the animals. The animals did not seem distressed to me, but I am not an animal expert. I'm allergic to a lot of animals, but my family is not. The monkeys were hopping around, the big tigers were sleeping, all of the animals that you could feed walked right up to us! They didn't seem to have any apprehension about being near people. Parakeets were flying all around us and landing on us in the parakeet house! My daughter rode the elephant! It was great! Pretty spacious! We will go back.