citation_inspection: 19298

There were not sufficient public barriers in the petting zoo area of the facility. The enclosure housing the juvenile camel had no public barrier and there was not an attendant present. The inspectors watched as a customer reached up and petted the head of the camel. When this was pointed out to the facility representative accompanying the inspection, two attendants were summoned to the area. Later in the inspection, the attendants were not paying attention to the customers in the area. One attendant was looking at his phone for extended periods of time and/or doing tasks (such as raking) that diverted his attention from the customers that were petting the animals. There was also no barrier at the end of the juvenile hog enclosure outside the giraffe barn. The absence of a barrier allows the public access to areas with animals and could result in harm to the animals or the public. A barrier must be present in areas that don’t have an attendant present. To be corrected from this date forward.