Alipore Zoological Gardens dying! (B)

Life or Something Like it : Innocence Trapped and Tormented at Alipore Zoo : Birds

How do the birds pay for the "conservation" of their own species at the Alipore Zoo?

Starting with the water they drink:

Photo Desc #This water is kept in one of the birds’ enclosures for drinking. #

The quality of drinking water provided as seen above in few of the birds enclosure (for example, the grey parrot) was way below any standard of cleanliness. It was so dirty and old that it had developed whitish growths in it. The health of the bird who had to consume that water every day could be comprehended with much ease. Water is the most basic necessity for any creature to remain alive. Incidentally it is the easiest one to be provided too. It was not tough to grasp how other facilities which might need a little more effort from the authorities would be in the zoo.

The water in the moat around the swan enclosure was not even visible.

Photo Desc # Are the zoo authorities blind? Or is it that they do not care at all for these animals? #

It was totally covered with greenish growths in it. The poor birds had no option but to use the water for drinking and swimming.

The water was not just filthy for the kind of growth floating over it, it was also a dumping ground. (The harards of the presence of plastic in the zoo will be covered in one of the upcoming posts.)

Photo Desc # There is a plastic bottle visibly floating in the water that is being used by a bird. (The hazards of plastic in the lives of the zoo inmates will be covered in one of the upcoming posts.) #

If cleaning the moat was a problem then at least removing the bottle shouldn’t be.

Photo Desc # Dirty water being accessed by a bird.

Poor bird! #

Photo Desc # The enclosure of a bird with nil enrichment.

Recognition of Zoo Rules, 1992, mentions, “The zoo operators shall endeavor to simulate the conditions of the natural habitat of the animal in the enclosures as closely as possible.” #

So, why do they suffer to the extent of not even being fortunate enough to get adequately clean water to drink? Is there any other answer than the fact that they do not speak the language of the self-acclaimed most dominent species of nature? Their cries, pain and suffering go unheard and unseen because those who are responsible can never be questioned by them.

Coming up Soon : Alipore Zoological Gardens dying! "Wildcats". Take a look at how the rage of the wild is jailed.