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The uptick in adoptions is due, at least in part, to waived adoption fees through the end of July and recent adoption events.
The zoo was started when a circus lion cub ended up on James T. Miller's farm around 1900, and was eventually given to the city of Bloomington. [3] The lion, later named "Big Jim", died on March 26, 1912. After Big Jim's death, funds were raised to construct the Koetthoefer Animal Building by Bloomington architect Arthur L. Pillsbury.
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Voters backed establishment of Miller Park in 1887 - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois newspaper) Miller Park Collection , McLean County Museum of History 40°28′04″N 89°00′17″W / 40.46778°N 89.00472°W / 40.46778; -89
Animals may be bred, as well, to maintain captive populations and kept under veterinary care. These facilities include zoos , safari parks , animal theme parks , aviaries , butterfly zoos , reptile centers , and petting zoos , as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.
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A high kill shelter euthanizes many of the animals they take in; a low kill shelter euthanizes few animals and usually operates programs to increase the number of animals that are released alive. A shelter's live release rate is the measure of how many animals leave a shelter alive compared to the number of animals they have taken in.
The Rev. Forrest Gilmore, executive director of Beacon, a Bloomington-based nonprofit that operates the Shalom Center day shelter, said the community must focus first on providing housing to ...