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knupaddler t1_je9kwff wrote

i've never been there myself, so anything i think i know about the place is secondhand. but i grew up nearby (before they moved and before they had a tv show) and heard unsettling stories from people with personal experiences, including volunteers. i know they used to get raided by game wardens and eventually were forced to relocate because of health hazards. and then there was this: https://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/03/animal-planet-yankee-jungle-reality-canceled/

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philos34002 t1_je9kevb wrote

Grew up in OOB, after Memorial Day, add at least 20 minutes to your travel time each way. Try all the food places. Especially the ones away from the strip. Walk the Cascade And Eastern Trails. Pick blueberries under the CMP ROW off of Ross Road (late July/ early August). Pick raspberries behind the community gardens at the back of the ballpark.

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swamper1989 t1_je9jbqo wrote

Reply to Unity college by MickyW98

I did some work there a couple years ago right before Covid. I was in every building. I was not impressed by 80% of the facility’s. Everything looks old and pieced together with what they have. Some of the dorms are pretty run down.

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AvocadoRude4369 t1_je9igjw wrote

I once went as an adult because I had friends from away visiting and I had always wanted to go but my family never brought me as a kid. It was incredibly, massively depressing. When I told my grandmother about it a few days later, she said now I knew why they never brought me and we instead went to Gray Animal Farm when I was little (which I loved).

Please don’t bring them. Educate them about how animals should be living and maybe promise to bring them to a better animal park for a big, fun family trip.

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