My family of 4 had a great time today at Southwick...

My family of 4 had a great time today at Southwick's Zoo. I gave it 1 star though because of 2 reasons. 1, it was so expensive. The entrance fee wasn't that bad but it's everything else you have to pay for: $6 per person for a train ride, $5 per person to go in the maze, $6 per person to go on the sky ride, there is also a zip line and rides that are extra but I'm not sure how much. I intended to spend $70 entrance fee for 4 (I had a coupon) and food so spending over $150 for a few hours at the zoo was ridiculous. 2, I know zoos aren't the best place for animals. It's like jail pretty much. I selfishly took my family there bc the kids wanted to go and they don't know any better. I could've said no and explained why we shouldn't go but I didn't. I naively and probably wishfully thought that the animals there were injured and brought there and couldn't go back into the wild. I'm not sure if that's true. A female lion was pacing back and forth in front of us and I looked it up when we got home. Some websites say it's "zoochosis". That the animals are either bored, stressed or experiencing anxiety due to lack of room to run and be animals in the wild. I really wish I hadn't contributed to that.