Chico The Meerkat @ The LA Zoo Fire 7-27-08

[MeerkatGal]

I sent them a letter explaining the anger of meerkat-lovers. Living alone has made Chico noticeably stressful. He will eventually recieve illnesses such as predatory mites and other tick-relted diseases.His food SHOULD consist of a mixture of insects, meat and plantation. Most of these snacks should be placed half a foot underground or higher up, forcing him to be active and therefore, lose weight. Some food should also be put in round balls like they do at Fellow Earthlings.

[nyatnagarl]

keeping a meerkat in solitude for a prolonged time really isn't nice. maybe they should consider sending him to 'fellow earthlings'; also it's sometimes possible to integrate meerkats into another group if it's a male. Keeping him alone there until he dies would be inexcusably cruel.