citation_inspection: 11288

** In the primary enclosure containing a tiger, the front part of the enclosure is 16 feet tall straight up at the highest point. There is vegetation growing up the side of the fence causing the fence to sag several feet in two areas. At several points there were pieces of 2x4 lumber that were supporting the uppermost part of the fence that were rotten and needs to be repaired and/or replaced. The primary enclosure fence needs to be maintained to ensure that the fencing is the height that can appropriately contain the animals and in good repair. ** The coatimundi's cage has an old rusted wire fence on the inner side of the newer fencing. Parts of this older fencing has broken pointy ends. The coatimundi's climb all over the cage and the pointy ends could potentially injure the animals. The fencing of the primary enclosure shall be structurally sound and shall be maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury. ** In the cougars primary enclosure there was a hole in the top of the platform. A nail head was also exposed. The wood platform was also cracked in the middle. There is potential for the cougars to entrap their foot in the hole and cause injury. There is also potential for the cougars to injure themselves on the exposed nail head and for the platform to break under the weight of the cougars. The platform shall be maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury. ** Around the black bears primary enclosure there are posts stabilizing the fencing horizontally that needs repairing and replacing. There is potential for the fencing to come down allowing the animals to escape. The post shall be maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury. ** In the grizzly bears primary enclosure there is a large hole that is directly beneath a thin concrete slab. Since the concrete is so thin and the hole beneath it is so large, with the constant traffic of the bears walking on it, it could potentially collapse causing injury to the bears. The flooring in the enclosure shall be structurally sound and maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury. It was corrected by the exit interview.