All posts tagged Austin Zoo

Scott Hardy, co-founder of Hardy Hayes Refuge

By | December 13, 2017 | Advocates, Comedians, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue | No comments

Scott Hardy—co-founder of Hardy Hayes Refuge, a mom-and-pop rescue-rehab operation with sizable ambitions, and accomplishments to match—outlines his lifelong love of animals, describing a childhood where the insights gleaned from trying to treat a locust as a pet helped shape his sensibilities more than the family’s beloved beagle. Read more…

Cindy Carroccio–director of the Austin Zoo

By | November 24, 2003 | Rescue | No comments

Cindy Carroccio, director of the Austin Zoo–actually an expansive rescue facility that houses animals that were formerly used in lab research, were performers in circuses and roadside attractions, victims of the exotic pet trade, “surplus” animals from conventional zoos, etc.–discusses her facility, “scamtuaries,” and a panoply of animal issues. [www.AustinZoo.com, www.AustinZoo.org] Read more…