Controversy
On 19 January 2008, The Age newspaper published allegations of animal cruelty at the zoo.
RSPCA Australia President Hugh Wirth accused the zoo of cover-ups of past involvement with the RSPCA and of putting "the dollar before animal welfare".
| “ | There's a climate of fear with people employed there, who've got to sign confidentiality agreements to keep them quiet even after they've resigned from the zoo. | ” |
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—Hugh Wirth |
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The acting chief executive of Melbourne Zoo, Matt Vincent, claimed the zoo's own investigations into the incidents had found no mistreatment of animals, and that the staff had been "devastated" by the allegations.
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