Phuket Zoo
Phuket Zoo
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Sam H
Hastings, UK2 contributions
Nov 2022
Some of the worst displays of animal abuse I've ever seen. I cannot stress this enough, this place needs to go out of business and those animals rescued
Written 15 November 2022
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Fiona
Lancefield, Australia1 contribution
May 2022
Animals are so badly neglected and treated. All animals need to relocated and taken to a place of care away form this hell hole
Written 1 August 2022
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John S
1 contribution
Sep 2021
I saw a monkey forced to smoke a cigarette. It looked very ill and dying. Please do not go. If you go and like the park, you are just as bad as the owners and staff
Written 12 September 2021
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TravelExpert
512 contributions
Apr 2020
Animal keep in really bad condition, dirty place, rude staff to be generous. This place should be closed forever
Written 8 July 2020
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sbahous
London, UK80 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
Awful! Since corona they have left the zoo and the animals in there to starve. They won’t answer messages on any social media platform. There’s been pictures of the tigers that look emaciated. It’s utterly shocking this place has not been taken care of.
Written 25 May 2020
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vemundi p
2 contributions
Nov 2019
the animals have very small cages DO NOT GO! if you ever plan to go dont.
there is so much trash every where!
there is so much trash every where!
Written 8 May 2020
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Hero R
Upplands-Väsby, Sweden2 contributions
May 2019 • Family
This is a terrible place for animals and a really bad experience for anyone, especially children. Surprised that Thai authorities let this place stay open.
Written 19 April 2020
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Gretchen Y
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Friends
Not too sure how to start this post other than it is with heartfelt condolences to the animals currently suffering in the Patong Zoo.
On 1st steps into this place you are greeted with a sense of despair, there's no life in here, every gardenbed is dead, 95% of the enclosures are EMPTY. The 5% contain 3% hornbills that are fed CAT FOOD and bananas (1 bird in every 4th or 5th enclosure that actually has something in it) the 10 monkeys in 3 enclosures have no greenery, no ropes, NO fresh water. The otters are only fed if you pay 30b ($1.20). The entry on the website said 500b, yes I even showed them their own website.. this was not sufficient we paid 1500b ($60 each) .. the other 2% of enclosures that were occupied had 3 enclosures of peacocks (given proper bird feed) roosters & cocks not forgetting the 2 enclosures with domestic cats and kittens!!
The 5 tigers weren't drugged however were chained as were the 2 elephants whose daily task was to play soccer for the audience. The staff here were ALL on their asses playing with their phones!!! NO initiative to clean or tidy or give fresh water to animals.
As you can see from what photos I did take this place should have been SHUT DOWN years ago.
How the Thai government have allowed this swoller to continue operating is beyond me.
The only 1 positive was walking OUT as soon as I had enough photo proof of how bad this place is. We both left depressed and wanting to let those animals that were there freedom.. if a fire was to go through it - it would be entirely gone in a matter of minutes.
There is no bird show as advertised, the aquarium doors are chained shut ( obviously that doesn't exist anymore either).
Absolutely deplorable!!!
On 1st steps into this place you are greeted with a sense of despair, there's no life in here, every gardenbed is dead, 95% of the enclosures are EMPTY. The 5% contain 3% hornbills that are fed CAT FOOD and bananas (1 bird in every 4th or 5th enclosure that actually has something in it) the 10 monkeys in 3 enclosures have no greenery, no ropes, NO fresh water. The otters are only fed if you pay 30b ($1.20). The entry on the website said 500b, yes I even showed them their own website.. this was not sufficient we paid 1500b ($60 each) .. the other 2% of enclosures that were occupied had 3 enclosures of peacocks (given proper bird feed) roosters & cocks not forgetting the 2 enclosures with domestic cats and kittens!!
The 5 tigers weren't drugged however were chained as were the 2 elephants whose daily task was to play soccer for the audience. The staff here were ALL on their asses playing with their phones!!! NO initiative to clean or tidy or give fresh water to animals.
As you can see from what photos I did take this place should have been SHUT DOWN years ago.
How the Thai government have allowed this swoller to continue operating is beyond me.
The only 1 positive was walking OUT as soon as I had enough photo proof of how bad this place is. We both left depressed and wanting to let those animals that were there freedom.. if a fire was to go through it - it would be entirely gone in a matter of minutes.
There is no bird show as advertised, the aquarium doors are chained shut ( obviously that doesn't exist anymore either).
Absolutely deplorable!!!
Written 11 March 2020
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Ismo Gismo
80 contributions
Feb 2020
I have been visiting here 15 years ago, 8 years ago and now, I just want to say if you wish to throw your 44 eur per person + taxi cost, give that money someone on the street, I believe it will make you happy to see some child get happy and smile to you who really need that will make you happy than going and seeing 2 elephant, 2 monkey, some birds, small crocodile, no tiger, no fish, no sea turtle, disgusting place
Written 6 March 2020
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belladelarco
Sunshine Coast, Australia2 contributions
Mar 2020 • Family
EXTREME SIGNS OF ANIMAL ABUSE.
Tigers seemed to be have been drugged, zookeepers would poke them with sticks just so people could take photos... Filthy living spaces for the animals with very limited water in all the enclosures. The fact that this zoo is still open blows my mind...
Tigers seemed to be have been drugged, zookeepers would poke them with sticks just so people could take photos... Filthy living spaces for the animals with very limited water in all the enclosures. The fact that this zoo is still open blows my mind...
Written 5 March 2020
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Who would ever go to a more Disgusting abomination the way they treat the animals there is incredibly horrible you pay inexpensive them out to get in there aren’t a lot of animals and the animals that are there are Mount nourished in chains have scars on their faces and just downright look like they’ve been beaten don’t support this!!!!!!!!!!!!
Manik Sarojwal
Ghaziabad, India30 contributions
What is the ticket price of an adult for the entry in zoo ??
Sandra C
2 contributions
Etes vous conscient que ce spectacle " divertissant" a coûte la vie un éléphanteau de 3 ans?! Un éléphant y est mort suite à la négligence du personnel, affaibli au point de se briser les 2 pattes arrières.
Le fait de vous trouver dans un autre pays ne justifie pas le consentement des maltraitances des animaux.
Renseignez-vous avant de participer à ce genre d'horreur! Ou utilisez simplement le truc qui rempli votre crâne.
travellinrabbit
526 contributions
Please can somebody tell me if this zoo still has bears? I can see pictures from many years ago of a Malayan sun bear and an Asiatic black bear - are they still at the zoo?
Yoko J
1 contribution
yes, they r still there with such a bad condition.
Cr1ssy
Greater Sydney, Australia93 contributions
Boycott this Zoo.
Absolutely disgusting!
Do yourself a favour and don’t support this zoo at $100 per per $1500 baht. The reviews tell all.
Loloen06
Golfe-Juan Vallauris, France4,103 contributions
Obviously, the price is very high for such a poor place, animals look sad, and "artificially" sleepy, so tourists can make their pictures. But for sure no one can say animals feel good in that dirty place !
Phuket shame !
william d
6 contributions
Je voudrez savoir c'est combien entre et cétait combien pour fair des photo avec le tigre singe ex...
Alwaysonroad
5 contributions
Bonjour c est 1500 bath l entre ça considerablement augmente et toyjours payer pour les photos
Benjamin M
9 contributions
bonjour faut il compter de temps pour faire le zoo? merci de vos réponses cdlt
Taralezh1
Moscow, Russia18 contributions
No! C'est qch horrible!
How on Earth it is OK to be so cruel to animals! Please send them all to sanctuaries! I cannot believe and cannot understand how you all sleep at night! Disgraceful!!
Giovanni F
Belo Horizonte, MG6 contributions
God created nature and animals, there came from the devil and created man to end everything. Animal place is in its natural habitation.
fuzzywuzzypetshop
Lake Worth, FL9 contributions
When are the animals going to be properly taken care of?! Elephants chained up is not proper treatment for them or any animal for that matter!! I will never visit your horrid place! These poor animals deserve to live in freedom!
Bonjour combien avez vous payer pour faire la photo avec le tigre ? Plus l.entrée? Merci
Loloen06
Golfe-Juan Vallauris, France4,103 contributions
C'est 500 bath l'entrée et 200 bath pour une photo avec le tigre ou l'orang outan ou encore les oiseaux (aigles et autres !)
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