It s a decent sized zoo for Connecticut. However i...

It s a decent sized zoo for Connecticut. However it needs better upkeep. The enclosures for the alligator, and the monkeys? When you walk into the rainforest building, you re OVERWHELMED by a horrible smell. Today I took my children and it just smelled like old water and garbage in there. It really made me feel bad for the animals that were stuck in there to have to deal with that. The water inside of the pond-like strictures probably isn t filtered well? It s just still sitting water that s collecting germs and debris. Also while there is plenty of signage to explain the animals you re seeing it would be super awesome if there could be some staff doing shows with some of the animals. The animals could probably use the attention, and it would be more for your money. It s not a bad zoo but there s room for improvement. Plug your nose when walking into the rainforest building!