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TAYTO PARK HAS revealed that 30 of its animals died while in its care in 2016.
The park came under pressure to release the information last year after it emerged that it urged the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht not to release the figures for fear it might damage its reputation.
Last year, the department released figures which showed how more than 100 animals died at Dublin Zoo during a two-year period between 2014 and 2016 but the Tayto Park figures were not released.
However, in a statement released today, the park said it wished to address the media speculation about its animal mortality rate.
In 2016, 30 animals passed away at Tayto Park, from a total animal population of 377. This mortality rate of 7.9% was not related to any shortcomings in the care and husbandry that we provided, according to the statement.
Unfortunately, death is inevitable, for creatures great and small and despite our best efforts, so it was at Tayto Park. The animals that died were chickens, rabbits, pheasants, sheep, pygmy goats, Partridges, a goose, a hawk, a meerkat and our three very old pot-bellied Ppgs Toot, Puddle and Pumbaa.
“Our beloved male Bald Eagle Arnold battled myositis with the best of care but very sadly he passed away. An infection saw us lose two of our much loved Goeldis and Tamarin, but the round the clock care of our dedicated team of keepers and vets meant that we saved the remaining group,” the statement added.
Tayto Park said it was proud of the passion and professionalism of its team and singled out its veterinarians and zookeepers for individual praise.
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Dublin City Council, you guys need this. Pronto.
Dublin city council, Needs public Toilets pronto
Exactly Francis. No point giving out about public urination if there are no public toilets available at 1 am when all the pubs close.
Too many junkies in Dublin to have any public toilets.
What you want is for the lamp post to collect the piss and spray it back out a bit higher over the perp’s head. And let out a little chuckle….
Jeepers. That might piss off a few people!
We need that in Dublin ASAP the amount of dirty drunk men who urinate on the streets is unbelievable…I would love to see a judge get them to wash the streets for punishment.
That’s right Denise, it won’t work for the dirty drunken women who urinate on the street as they ‘hover’.
Very true John. I’ve seen plenty of young ladies hunker down and let go after a busy nights drinking.
and drunk women pissing on footpaths
Where can i buy that paint for the house
Can I have that paint for school toilets so kids can learn to aim correctly not on the walls, seat, floor. Can you paint it on the seat & floor???? I hope there are parents reading this article & teach your kids how to aim correctly.
piss at an angle. flawed system
or just take your shoes off first
if you take a slash at an angle away from your body you’ll be grand
Dublin City could do with this. Mind you we will now have to send a minister on a jaunt to see how it works.
No, the council could do with opening some public toilets.
Múnfaidh sé sin iad!
Heh!Heh!Heh! Punster ceart tré mhean na Gaeilge! An múinteoir tusa?
múntóir agus i mo dhalta i gcónaí! ;)
This story is so old it has whiskers. Are any Journal staff on social media?
what another scam people fall for any oul codswallop when people are drunk they piss on there shoes and pants either way no matter what paints on the wall
Just piss on the ground.
Did ted from the lab in the naked gun invent this?
If only you’d written the same article 2 months ago!
Ah c’mon San Francisco – you are taking the piss now….?
Should that not be “The new paint is spraying off”
gee “whizz”
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