Show GUT CUT CUTIN IN NUMBER OF ANIMALS AT A l' l ZOO APPROVED Board Plans to Keep Pair of Every Specimen Reduction of the tho number of ani animals an- an mals at Hogle gardens zoo in an ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort to reduce expenses was approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by members of the Salt Lake City zoo board in the chamber of of c commerce Friday noo noon At least a pair of ot each variety v. v riet of ot animal In the z zoo o will be le r re retained re- re tamed City Parks C Commissioner i P. P PH H H. Goggin c chairman 1 irm of ot the board said Save on Feed Bill Bill- He estimated that at J least ast o one one- e third of the feed bill which to totaled aled last year can ano be be saVed by DY this move The reduction as asdis discussed dis discussed cussed Friday would involve disposal dis disposal disposal dis- dis of four of ot the six buffalo six of the eight lions a a majority ot at th the 58 monkeys several bears and an undetermined number of deerWe deer We Ve are arc lin in correspondence with witha a number of zoos throughout the country in an effort to trade some of the animals we own in excess numbers for different animals owned by the other zoos Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Goggin said Should our trading negotiations fail we will endeavor to give our surplus animals away and if unable unable un un- un- un able to do this our only alternative will be to kill those which cannot be released in the hills Can Be Released The deer he indicated could be released to take care of themselves The zoos in San Diego Cal Cat S Scranton ranton ranton Pa Milwaukee Wis and Evansville Ind md already have been contacted as to possible trades Members of the zoo board expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the opinion that the reductions reductions as contemplated would in no noway noway noway way harm the attractions a at the zoo because at least a pair of every type of animals now housed in the zoo will be bo kept In addition to Commissioner Goggin Goggin Goggin Gog Gog- gin th those se attending the meeting were were E. E L. L Vetter secretary of the board and Dr Charles T. T Plummer both of Salt ake City |