Texas Zoo Inspections Reveal Incidents Involving Animal Treatment, Escapes, Deaths

By Ginger Allen, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 4, 2023

An in-depth look at some major Texas zoos through inspection reports provides a historical look at incidents at the Dallas Zoo over the last decade, and it appears to put one North Texas zoo in the spotlight but not for reasons you might expect.

The United States Department of Agriculture licenses and inspects zoos. The I-Team requested inspections, citations, and complaints for five Texas zoos including Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

We obtained more than 400 documents referencing animal treatments, escapes, and deaths.

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