Tregembo Animal Park

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Tregembo Animal Park
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Date opened 1958
Location 5811 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°07′34″N77°53′51″W / 34.1262°N 77.8976°W / 34.1262; -77.8976 Coordinates: 34°07′34″N77°53′51″W / 34.1262°N 77.8976°W / 34.1262; -77.8976
Land area 10 acres (4.0 ha) [1]
Website www.tregemboanimalpark.com

Tregembo Animal Park is a zoo in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded as the Tote-Em-In Zoo in 1952 by George and June Tregembo, [1] featuring animals and a collection of "oddities", [2] the park was renamed the Tregembo Animal Park in 2004. [3] [4] Following the retirement of the owner, the facility was leased to Jerry Brewer until 2003 when the Tregembo family took over operations. [5] Following this change, the Tregembos wanted to change the focus to education. [6]

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In 1998, PETA cited the Tote-Em-In zoo as one of the worst of road side zoos in the country. [6] After the transition in 2004, the Tregembo family sought to enlarge the part and increase the size of enclosures. [6] The animal park, however, still relies on concrete pads and cages to hold many of the animals, a practice criticized by many as inadequate treatment costly to the animals. [7]

While receiving general positive inspections from the USDA, the facility is not accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. [7] Although the majority of zoos in the United States are not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.In 2015 following a complaint by PETA, the USDA cited the zoo for inadequate veterinary care. [3] [8] The manager claimed the USDA cleared the park after a follow-up inspection. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ Kelly, Deborah (Oct 2, 1982). "Collector Puts Life's Work on Display". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Shepard, Isabelle (May 28, 2015). "USDA Cites Tregembo Animal Park With Animal Welfare Act Violations". WHQR. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wilmington, North Carolina: Tregembo Animal Park (Tote-Em-In Zoo)" . Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Dunn, Andrew. "Whatever happened to the Tote-Em-In Zoo?". Star News Online. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Rouch, Victoria (Jan 11, 2003). "Family says Zoo will Reopen as Animal Park". Star-News. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 Rouch, Victoria (Jan 11, 2003). "Some sad, some estatic that Tote-Em-In will close". Star News. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Bennett, MacKenzie. "Tregembo Animal Park cited by USDA after PETA complaint". WECT. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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