Not gonna lie, people who care deeply about animal rights might find this park depressing. Except for the Aviary birds, many of the animals were in cages and pens that looked too small. The raccoon that was on display for “cuddle time” was either very lazy or drugged. The guinea pigs in the Small Mammals section were especially troubling. I’m no animal psychologist, but the majority of them seemed terrified by the alpha and a couple of them had painful looking open wounds.
Even though it’s in the middle of nowhere and the outside looks very underwhelming, this was a much higher quality attraction than I expected. The shows started on time and with a good, educational emcee. The creatures looked well-fed and healthy. Even the cafe was clean with quality menus that didn’t look depressing and faded.
