Accreditation

 

Thanks to the hard work of Alan Baker our Zoo Director, and our Zoo Staff the Charles Paddock Zoo is accredited until the year 2014. 

 

AZA accreditation ensures that the animals you visit at the Charles Paddock Zoo receive excellent care every day.  Visitors should be proud to know that we have met mandatory, rigorous, professional standards for animal welfare and management, veterinary care, behavioral enrichment, nutrition and staff training. 

 

AZA accreditation standards exceed currently established local, state and federal guidelines. And, because AZA’s top priority is the care of animals, AZA’s accreditation standards are continuously reviewed and enhanced. 

 

Once accredited, every zoo and aquarium is expected to continuously advance its professional operation. AZA continually monitors accredited organizations, and every accredited zoo and aquarium must go through the entire accreditation process every five years. 

 

Every AZA accredited zoo and aquarium is a leader on conservation, participating in a long-term plan involving habitat preservation, public education, field conservation, genetically diverse breeding, and supportive research to ensure survival for many threatened and endangered species. Through AZA’s Conservation Endowment Fund, accredited zoos and aquariums support thousands of wildlife conservation programs around the world. 

 

At the core of every AZA accredited zoo and aquarium is the commitment to engage the public in significant conservation education programs. Over the past 10 years, AZA accredited zoos and aquariums have trained more than 400,000 teachers with award-winning, proven science curricula. In addition, AZA organizations educate more than 12,000,000 students every year in the classroom or in the field.