The whole experience was honestly depressing in my...

The whole experience was honestly depressing in my opinion. They tell you these awful stories about how they ve acquired the animals the whole time so to me, I would think that if they truly felt so passionate about the animals that their exhibiting, they would be in better living conditions. To each their own. I m not one to bad mouth. I love animals. I ve worked with wildlife practically my whole life and you will never see mine in the living conditions that a lot of those animals were in. Which is pretty sad considering the amount of donations they receive, you would think that they would be able to afford it.. again, I speak for myself. A little constructive criticism never hurt anyone. I strongly encourage anyone to physically go and see the place before donating.
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I find it a little ironic that BCR Zoo s goal is to end exploitation of big cats in cages by charging the public money to view/ exploit, big cats in cages, because realistically and by definition you are a zoo... Not a sanctuary under Florida fish and wild life guidelines. In addition I also encourage visitors to research the difference between a zoo and a sanctuary before dontating because technically your admission that your paying to view the animals should be donation enough wouldn t you think?...