Unfair Attack on the National Zoo From: The Washington Post | Date: July 2, 2005 | Copyright 2005 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The staff of the National Zoo has been unjustly criticized in another overstated Post story about animal deaths ["5 Animal Deaths Renew Criticism of Care at Zoo," front page, June 28].

The story gives little context, uses questionable sources -- including two disgruntled former employees -- and says nothing about the extensive reforms underway at the zoo. The cases, which had already been published by the zoo, are a tiny fraction of the number of animals seen by veterinarians in 2004. Also, the story does not compare mortality rates or errors at the National Zoo with those at comparable ...

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