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      <title>Comments On: The Zoo&apos;s &quot;Free&quot; Problem
    
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      <![CDATA[My opion is going to be the worst of them all I think the Zoo is a wonderful place for Families and Children. I also think if you do not have a child under the age of 13 you should not be allowed to go unless the child is handicap.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hey Jeff what if they just move the free admission part over to the to the fairgrounds and leave the zoo and regular admission prices where they are?
        
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      <![CDATA[re shuttles -- right in theory, but does it pass the "would I do that" test? People going to the zoo are probably going to drive to the zoo, then park.
        
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      <![CDATA[As far as shuttle collection points, both the fairgrounds and Overton Square's parking lot are underutilized. And it would get some cars off the park's lawn.
        
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      <![CDATA[I think they should move the zoo to the fairgrounds.
        
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      <![CDATA[One problem  -  isn't the zoo required by law (or at least contract) to provide a minimum number of free days per year?
        
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      <![CDATA[Don't demean the monkeys like that
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Midtown Mark]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[autoegocrat, what you're actually hearing is the Shelby County Commission meetings.
        
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      <![CDATA[The best part of the zoo is when the monkeys all decide for whatever reason it's time to freak out and start whooping and hollering like somebody was spanking them. If it's a quiet day you can hear them all the way from Poplar Avenue.
        
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      <![CDATA[Man, for what you get out of our zoo that's a bargain price AE. We get annual memberships which are $99 for the whole family and cover admission and parking for the year.
        
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      <![CDATA[The bigger problem is this "flash mob" phenomenon. My solution: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. are declared illegal, tomorrow.
        
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      <![CDATA[Dang, it costs 15 bucks to get into the zoo? I'm sorry, but that's too much.<br>
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What they ought to do is what Playhouse on the Square does, namely have a "pay what you can" day (with the understanding that the minimum will be, let's say, 2 bucks), and a "suggested" donation of 5 bucks.
        
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      <![CDATA[I'm with you in theory, Packrat, but I'm afraid the animals would  pick up bad habits from the Fruit Loop and as mad_merc points out, the last thing we need is (naked) PETA people protesting prostituting panthers in the park.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[urbanut]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[… I think animals are able to differentiate between good and rancid meat.
        
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      <![CDATA[But wouldn't subjecting the big cats to our local politicians constitute animal cruelty?
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:44:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Packrat, I think you may have stumbled on a good use for the Pyramid...
        
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      <![CDATA[Zoos are an anachronism...let the animals breathe the fresh air of freedom and roam the Old Forest (but let's stick the big carnivorous cats in a city council meeting for a half hour or so first and charge admission to THAT).
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Chris Davis]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[But is it a capital P problem that requires a capital F fix? Or was it a hundred year storm?
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:13:28 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[I take my share of responsibility for the unfortunate zoo incident. I just get really wound up at the "Animals Of The Night" exhibit.
        
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      <![CDATA[I don't care what they do. They just need to keep those damn kids off my lawn!
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:35:02 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Make Tuesdays "TN Two-sday" and charge $2. Still a great deal, still a great public service.<br>
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I am glad the zoo has made a clear statement on the 10,000 capacity limit; all public venues should have one, and monitor it.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Evergreener]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[How do you confirm ages for all these kids? Do they carry ID?  I completely agree on $1 day, but the zoo will have to change their contract with the city to eliminate free day, won't they?
        
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      <![CDATA[A $1 admission sounds like a good fix, and it would still a valid public service and effective membership tool. I, too, was wondering how the zoo could staff the chaperon-vetting and age-confirmation duties without putting 20 hard-nosed gatekeepers on the job.
        
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