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Kim Ogle
From: Kenneth Swanson
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:52 AM
To: Pat Craig
Cc: Lin Dodge; Frank Piacentino; Robert Powell; Kim Ogle; Trevor Jiricek
Subject: RE: Lion House
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RE: Ag-exempt utility structure
Thanks Pat,
I placed the letter in the file.This should solve any questions that may arise regarding the use of the Lion House
structure.
Ken
Ken Swanson, CBO
Building Official
Weld County Building Department
1555 N. 17th Avenue
Greeley, Co 80631
PH: (970) 353-6100 Ex.3548
FAX: (970) 304-6498
kswanson@co.weld.co.us
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From: Pat Craig Lmailto:Pat@wiidlife-sanctuary.orgj
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:18 AM
To: Kenneth Swanson
Subject: Lion House
Hi Ken,
Thank you for contacting me yesterday concerning the walkway inside the Lion House. That Building is not connected to
any portion of our facility that is accessible or open to the public, so no general public visitors would be utilizing the
building. Thanks,
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denver and the west rescued from small traveling circuses across the
South American country .
Colorado sanctuary Operation Lion Ark, as the $200, 000 airlift is
called , will have the big cats join about 270 other
to take lions formerly captive wild animals — including tigers,
bears, leopards, wolves, servals and other lions
rescued from - at the Wild Animal Sanctuary, about 7 miles
from Interstate 76, near Keenesburg , in Weld
County
Bolivian circuses
Nearly all the animals have been rescued from
circuses, traveling shows and private residences.
By Jeffrey Leib For three months, Animal Defenders
The Denver Post
International, or ADI , has worked with Bolivian
Posted: 02/14/2011 12:57:08 AM MST authorities to seize the 25 lions from circuses
that typically had
Updated: 02/14/2011 08:28:01 AM MST
housed the animals in crates and cages, said Jan
Creamer, president of the animal-rights group,
-• �: " which has offices in London, Los Angeles and
Bogota.
-e Creamer spoke by telephone on Friday from
/ ._ Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where ADI officials, and local
government representatives have been caring for
the lions since the circus rescues began in
1 = - November.
Creamer said Bolivia's environmentally conscious
sagiacab government is a leader in the worldwide
Lions sun themselves Friday at the Wild Animal movement to promote national bans on wildlife
Sanctuary. which is accepting 25 more of the big cats in circuses and roadside shows.
in Operation Lion Ark. (RJ Sangosti. The Denver Post )
A DC-10 is set to arrive at Denver International "This is the first country that has been emptied
Airport on Wednesday from Bolivia with 25 lions of its performing animals," she said , referring to
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Bolivia's recent law prohibiting the commercial On Friday, sanctuary operations manager Casey
showcasing of wild animals. Craig and other employees were completing
construction on the new lion house.
"In a traveling circus, you keep large animals on
the back of a truck, and they will always suffer," It is a fabric-covered structure with eight
Creamer said. fenced-in and sodded enclosures where the
Bolivian lions first will live indoors, acclimating
Eight lions were found confined to one truck themselves to Colorado's weather, while work is
during one of the rescues, she said. finished on four separate 20-acre, open-air
habitats that will surround the building.
ADI researched the capabilities of various wild-
animal sanctuaries to handle the large "The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado is a
contingent of Bolivian lions and settled on dream come true," Creamer said. "We know the
Keenesburg. lions are going to have the life they deserve on
these 80 acres. It is more than we could ever
The lions cannot be placed in the wild because have wished for anywhere else."
the animals have lived their entire lives in
captivity. The cost to care for a lion or tiger at the
sanctuary is about$8,000 a year, bringing the
The Weld County sanctuary has about 320 acres, total annual bill to care for the Bolivian lions to
and about $200,000, said Shawna Finkenbinder, the
facility's development director.
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me• Creamer said her organization, with help from
wlc eery c°b'°"° Bob Barker, former host of"The Price is Right"
gS game show and a longtime animal-rights
&Witt activist, has contributed about$150,000 to help
°" underwrite construction of the new lion house at
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the sanctuary.
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. "ADI always makes a promise that we will care
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s of the lions' annual feeding and veterinary costs.
TJ,rD.«ueled
The carnivores at the Keenesburg facility,
it is dedicating 80 acres of it to the Bolivian including its current complement of 15 lions and
lions. 70 tigers, eat about four tons of raw meat each
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week. more confined paddocks and into large-area
habitats, Finkenbinder said.
Five years ago, sanctuary officials said they
might have to close the nonprofit facility after a "We provide lifelong homes for the animals, and
drop in donations led to a financial crisis. we educate the public about the captive wildlife
crisis," she said. "Our long-term goal is to put
Since then, the sanctuary's financial condition ourselves out of business."
has stabilized, Finkenbinder said, in part
because of an animal adoption and pledge Jeffrey Leib: 303-954-1645 orjleib@denverpost.
program that helps generate monthly income to corn
supplement larger gifts from major donors.
How to help
The sanctuary, which relies on volunteers, is
open to the public every day, except major For more information about the sanctuary, go to
holidays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WildAnimalSanctuary.org.
It charges$10 for adults and $5 for children 3 to For Animal Defenders International, go to ad-
12 for admission to rooftop viewing areas and international.org.
raised wooden walkways that take visitors over
some of the animal paddocks.
Sanctuary officials urge visitors to become part
of a movement to eliminate the use of wild
animals as pets or attractions in circuses or
roadside shows.
It discourages visitors who merely are coming for
"entertainment."
The sign at the facility's entrance says: "If you
have come to learn about saving captive wildlife
and want to support the important work that our
sanctuary does, then please feel free to come
in."
The facility's goal is to move as many of the
sanctuary's animals as possible out of smaller,
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