Craig Busch heads to Denmark

Craig Busch heads to Denmark

Some mystery still surrounds the Craig Busch UK visit. Some zoos have categorically stated on their websites that he will not be hosted by them. So far Dartmoor have not done that, and they were the only ones to officially announce he would be coming. Come on Dartmoor...is he or isn't he?

I have not mentioned the names of the other collections which the Craig Busch Facebook page said he would be visiting. If you are interested you can check this out quick enough yourself. They do say he is still coming but if zoos are actually thinking straight the best venue he will get is a shopping centre.

But he is visiting Denmark! The zoo he will be going to is Naestved Zoo. Never heard of it? This collection was only opened in August 2007 and since then has gone from strength to weakness (as demonstrated by hosting Craig Busch).

This collection proudly proclaims that their White Tiger is the only one in Denmark. Doesn't that tell you something? Other Danish Zoos CARE about Conservation! Naestved Zoo presumably does not. They are also delighted that their other tiger is carrying the white recessive gene. (Why?) Naestved Zoo is another of these 'look how great I am playing with big cats' type of collections.

I am the last person on earth to side with anti-zoo groups but sometimes they have a point and I am prepared to listen to anybodys point of view. Believe me I do change my opinions on certain things almost weekly...no, make that monthly.

Here is a translated report on Naestved Zoo:

Boycott Næstved Zoo

Conditions for the animals in Næstved Zoo is in many areas beneath contempt. One should stay away, the situation has been rectified, think Animal Protection

15-07-2009 - Animals in zoological facilities

Algae and even tadpoles in their drinking water, long hooves of donkeys, and waste and dead animals floating in the immediate vicinity of the animal facility, it's just some of the factors that enable them to Animal Protection believes that Næstved Zoo is not a place you should visit.


"The many examples of things that are not in order, just reinforces the image we have of this zoological facilities. It shows recklessness and indifference to animals' needs," says animal welfare inspector Jens Svenningsen.

"It seems we are also in connection with the offer to pat a tiger young people in 25 minutes in 1000 dollars. Tigers are wild animals to be treated as such. The intense imprinting on humans, which occurs in earnings characters can only be described as unethical and completely wrong ", says Jens Svenningsen.

Næstved Zoo continues, moreover, to showcase tiger pup, despite the absence of authorization from the Forest - and Nature Agency under CITES.

Additional information: Animal Protection Inspector of Animal Protection Jens Svenningsen, tel 40 14 80 22

Okay I have never had the opportunity to visit this place so I may be completely out of order. The comment section is open below. Condemn or praise. It is 'up to you' as we say in Thailand.