
Caring for animals big and small is a top priority at the Zoo, and to help handle the diversity of patients, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is opening a new Animal Care Center.
“We we are here today because of the wonderful and continuing support of our donors and sponsors,” says Dr. Baker. “Without them, this project would never have come to fruition.”
The Colcom Foundation, The Eden Hall Foundation, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, UPMC, and The Vet Tech Institute were key contributors to the new Animal Care Center. Financial assistance on this project also was provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Thomas W. Corbett, Governor.
“Our original animal hospital was 1,400 square feet and was built in the 1990s when we only had a couple hundred animals to care for,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. “Now we care for nearly 4,000 animals, from fish to elephants.”
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