Frankfort mayor to recommend closure of petting zoo after deaths of 78 birds, USDA violations

Frankfort Mayor Proposes Closing TPA Park Petting Zoo

FRANKFORT, Ind. (WLFI) - During her annual State of the City Address Tuesday, Mayor Judy Sheets laid out her vision for public spaces in Frankfort and shared some big changes.

Frankfort mayor recommends closing petting zoo over animal welfare concerns

Frankfort mayor wants to close petting zoo FRANKFORT, Ind. (WISH) — The mayor of the Clinton County seat on Tuesday night recommended closing a petting zoo where more than 80 mammals and birds died during the winter. A Purdue University clinic determined the animals that died at the Frankfort TPA Park Aviary & Petting Zoo suffered from “a variety of “a variety of illnesses which can be attributed to age, general infection, or other natural cause…

Frankfort mayor to recommend closure of petting zoo after deaths of 78 birds, USDA violations

FRANKFORT, Ind. -- The Frankfort mayor has announced her plan to recommend that the city's TPA Park close following recent USDA violations and the deaths of several animals. According to a news release, Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets confirmed that she will recommend that the city's Board of Works close the TPA Park Petting Zoo as the city conducts an "assessment of the long-term viability" of the facility. "This is the best decision out of respect…