tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post7241724028828939004..comments2023-12-04T10:49:20.628-05:00Comments on Possumlady Place: Getting a Second Chancepossumladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-59580641801837185502007-10-29T21:22:00.000-04:002007-10-29T21:22:00.000-04:00Eee! eee! eee!! Belated Science Chimp attack!brace...Eee! eee! eee!! Belated Science Chimp attack!<BR/><BR/>brace yourself...<BR/><BR/>that's a Eurasian Eagle-owl, not a great-horned. I trust the center knows what it has. Quite a shock to see it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words, Christine, but I didn't have a single baby to raise this past summer--traveling too much. I didn't miss it, either--all the little heartbreaks that you mention.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog.<BR/><BR/>Science Chimp, signin' offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-52009922395059401182007-10-22T11:21:00.000-04:002007-10-22T11:21:00.000-04:00Hey Cat59Hmmm, I don't know of any specific group ...Hey Cat59<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, I don't know of any specific group that is a watch dog of the nation's zoos. I do know there are a lot of animal welfare groups that monitor zoos in their locality. I didn't get a chance but maybe looking up the Human Society's website hsus.org would have some information. <BR/><BR/>The American Zoological Association does accredit zoos and they have standards that need to be adhered to. But, personally, with the experience the Elephant Sanctuary had with the AZA, I think they are very bureaucratic and political. They certainly did not have the elephants best interest in mind when they threatened to take away the accreditation of the Detroit Zoo if the Detroit Zoo closed their elephant exhibit to send their sick and crippled elephants to the Sanctuary. And, on their website, they likened the Elephant Sanctuary to a ranch?!<BR/><BR/>I could go on and on about zoos, maybe during dinner in Chicago :-)possumladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-22901990373315691582007-10-20T21:29:00.000-04:002007-10-20T21:29:00.000-04:00Haha. . .that's funny about Little Doodle. . .you'...Haha. . .that's funny about Little Doodle. . .you're right--wrong crowd for that reference!<BR/><BR/>I have a question for you. Do you believe there are any good reasons for zoos and is there a watchdog group that rates zoos? Just curious after my recent trip to the San Diego Zoo, which I found disappointing. I thought it was supposed to be one of the premier zoos. I know I am anthropomorphizing, but all the animals seemed sad.cat59https://www.blogger.com/profile/10072166570056696838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-60151806222463677802007-10-17T15:05:00.000-04:002007-10-17T15:05:00.000-04:00Yes, if I lived closer I would be SO there to volu...Yes, if I lived closer I would be SO there to volunteer to feed the squirrels. But it is a good 45 minutes away taking a very congested highway there and back. Maybe when I retire?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I hate to burst your bubble. Little Doodle is a cute name but I was actually using a line from Ned Flanders in The Simpsons. Ned Flanders, Bart and Homer were lost at sea and starving. They used the last cheez doodle to try and catch a fish and as Homer throws it overboard Ned utters "Godspeed little doodle." I was wondering if anyone would pick up on it, but knowing this crowd, I should have guessed no!possumladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-80046932229639344782007-10-16T17:07:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:07:00.000-04:00Oh oh oh I love the little squirrel. What a treat...Oh oh oh I love the little squirrel. What a treat that would be to feed a baby squirrel.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-700208407307406912007-10-15T12:24:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:24:00.000-04:00I love its name - Little Doodle. How sweet! You ...I love its name - Little Doodle. How sweet! You have a heart like mine - easily broken.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-36830089972257254952007-10-14T14:02:00.000-04:002007-10-14T14:02:00.000-04:00Little doodle. That is so cute. What a great opp...Little doodle. That is so cute. What a great opportunity to be able to go see the animals they are rehabilitating.cat59https://www.blogger.com/profile/10072166570056696838noreply@blogger.com