As part of its recycling and ‘go green’ policy, the popular tourist
attraction has been doing a roaring trade in big cat bedding and exotic
hoof stock dung. Zoo director Kim Simmons explains: “The big cat
bedding seems to work very well as natural pest repellent, with reports
that it’s effective with cats, rabbits, badgers, foxes and deer. “So
for those of you who don’t want your neighbours’ cat or local deer
rooting around your prize winning flower garden try a bag of straw taken
from a big cats bedrooms, the smell of which could scare off even the
bravest cat in the neighbourhood!”
She added: “Our special zebra
and tapir poo composting mix is great to enrich your garden and
encourage the growth of healthy plants, beautiful blooms and bumper
vegetable crops the environmentally friendly way.
“Tapirs are
important forest seed dispersers so their dung is effectively ‘Zoo poo
surprise’. We have found melons, pumpkins, kiwi, raspberries and even
date palms popping up in our gardens. Despite this our plants thrive in
soil enriched with our homemade compost.”
For a minimum donation of £1 per bag, it’s also helping the zoo to raise vital funds for its wildlife charities.
The
big cat bedding and zoo poo can be picked up at the front gate. If you
are making a special trip out, call first for availability, on 01223
891308 or e-mail lintonzoo@hotmail.co.ukread more
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
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