Under transparent and knowledgeable leadership at Austin Zoo, we believe it can embody its mission and promise to the community to help animals in need.
The Austin Zoo faces scrutiny after a @statesman report of alleged animal mistreatment. KUT's @jenstayton asked @efindell what she learned through her reporting. https://t.co/VAlFgmPNhU
Important note on this: Zoo board member Rick King explicitly told me before our story ran that the zoo had decided NOT to do an outside investigation of the keepers' claims.
Their statement yesterday references an "ongoing outside investigation" that they imply was ongoing then