I have never been to DEW Haven in Mt. Vernon.  But, I have met Bob and Julie Minor who run the place. I have met the other cast member of ‘Yankee Jungle’. Every seemed very passionate about taking care of these animals. But a recent article high-lites some the problems they Minors have apparently had over the years.

Mother Jones recently did an article looking at the some of the alleged problems over the years at DEW Haven.  But if you search on-line you can fine many stories praising the work of the Minor’s. But from reading the Mother Jones story it seems like everyone knew it was time to call it a day on the TV show part of this. Everything else aside, doing the work they do AND a TV show...that is a lot.

I still want to visit the place. Seems silly I have not considering they are a 20 minute drive from my house. I am torn. I am not a big fan of traditional zoos, but I know DEW is not a traditional zoo setting.

What do you think?

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