Hi Matt,

I was in no way insinuating that an AZA accreditation denoted the quality of care the facility provides it's animals...case in point, the zoo in El Paso, TX, is an AZA zoo and is a piece of crap. They shouldn't be allowed to display goldfish there.

I've never visited Cape Fear, but I have no doubts from what I've heard and the pictures that I've seen that it is a top-notch facility that trumps what most big zoos have by a longshot.

My inquiry regarding AZA accreditation was merely because I figured those ISIS stats were only taken from AZA zoos...therefore, by Ripa's facility not being accredited, his collection would not be counted in the captive Lachesis census. I'm guessing the reason Ripa's collection was not mentioned in the ISIS database is due to his lack of AZA accreditation.

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• Florida Bushmasters - Senior, Wed Mar 15 09:44:52 2006
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