#surplus animals

Surprising (Yet Unsurprising) Fact Of The Day: Zoo Surplus Edition A 1999 investigation by reporter Linda Goldston found that: Of the 19,361 mammals that left the nation's accredited zoos from 1992 through mid-1998, 7,420 -- or 38 percent -- went to dealers, auctions, hunting ranches, unidentified individuals or unaccredited zoos or game farms whose owners actively buy and sell animals, according to transaction data from the International Species Information System.