zoo
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Rodents and goats may not be so exciting as tigers and pandas - but this zoo wants to raise their profile.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
They stepped in when changes to animal welfare legislation and budget cuts at Wandsworth Council threatened to close the zoo in 2003.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“From A to Z, from animal services to the zoo, the city is shabbier and more dysfunctional than it was three years ago,” said Cole, now a member of the Pasadena City Council.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
But the zoo also seems to have responded to demand.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
“What do you want to do first? Ferris wheel? Tilt-A-Whirl? Jack Rabbit? Tractor pull? Petting zoo? Or we could get funnel cakes,” she said in a breathless whoosh.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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