Men Arrested at San Francisco Zoo as Commission of Animal Control & Welfare Convene

The same day The Commission of Animal Control Welfare convened to discuss issues of animal welfare at the zoo, two men were caught yelling and tossing acorns into the zoos rhino exhibit.

Local residents, In Defense of Animals, Citizens for Cruelty Free Entertainment and Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos meet in room 416 at City Hall to urge the city to take action to prevent mistreatment of zoo animals, change zoo management and push for the San Francisco Zoo to transform into a wildlife rescue center.

The San Francisco Green Party also attended the meeting and proposed a high tech alternative to the current zoo with a plan to create an interactive digital experience
that would also focus on animal rescue and rehabilitation.

The Commission had striking criticisms of the zoo. They described the zoo as "not good", "just sad", "house arrest" , "prison", "upsetting", "not a place for education".

"Issues raised in the zoo budget analysis from 2000 still have not been addressed, eight years later" said one member

The commission raised particular concern regarding the conditions of the zoos polar bears.

Commissioners, who all recently visited the zoo, were overall unimpressed and will soon make recommendations to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Zoo officials declined an invitation to the meeting.