My Trip to the Zoo

I've grown up around animals. We've had dogs and cats for as long as I can remember and we've had all kinds of weird pets.... turtles, opossum, squirrels, flying squirrels,.... and I feel like I could be missing a few. And my mom worked as a veterinary assistant for several years. So obviously, I'm kind of an animal lover.

And somehow I never managed to go to the zoo. I always wanted to go but I just hadn't. Until this past October my brother came to visit and he took me. We had no excuse since it was right in town. There wasn't one anywhere nearby when we lived in Kentucky. The zoo was great except for knowing that all those caged animals are sad and could be in a much better place. Maybe in some zoos they are better, with more space and more natural(ish) habitats.  So maybe I won't give up on zoos yet.