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Animal deaths 'inevitable'

R.J. Bailot, with animal rights group Zoocheck Canada, said he was not surprised by the animal's deaths.
"If people are going to be able to see these animals and put their hands in their water, it's inevitable that these animals are going to die. It's a mockery of wildlife," he said.
Bailot also said these types of exhibits are not educational because it provides people with "a false image of wildlife.
"Tourists are going to now think they can interact with stingrays," he added.
He also criticized the fact that the stingrays had their tail barbs removed to prevent them from harming people, which he compared to "declawing a grizzly bear, simply for entertainment purposes for humans and children."
The zoo has lost several animals over the past two years, including four gorillas and six-year-old Hazina the hippo.

from http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/05/13/cgy-stingray-deaths.html?ref=rss This is why some zoos are bad...